Unisex name · since 1916
Bliss
Bliss has 1,790 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,080 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,220 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,790
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bliss currently ranks #2220 among unisex names in America, with 1,790 babies recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bliss has been recorded 1,790 times among girls since 1916, currently ranked #2220 nationally and more common than 87% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #5,080 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,220 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,790 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bliss ranks #5,080 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,220 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,790 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,080 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,220 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,790
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bliss's 1,790 recorded births place it above 92.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Bliss compares
1,790 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bliss's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bliss | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,790 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bliss's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bliss splits its recorded history at 1987: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 94 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bliss popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Bliss popularity over time - boys
233 total births recorded since 1887 (Bliss as boys' name)
Bliss by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (475 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Bliss's strongest decade.
475 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Bliss births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 23
1910s
23 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 68
1960s
68 births
- 1970s 108
1970s
108 births
- 1980s
1980s
225 births
- 1990s 158
1990s
158 births
- 2000s
2000s
243 births
- 2010s
2010s
475 births
- 2020s
2020s
439 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 475 births (27% of all-time use).
How Bliss compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bliss's total volume
Bliss by state
Where Bliss concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 168 | 9.4% |
| #2 | California | | 139 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 30 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 24 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 23 | 1.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 23 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 0.8% |
168 of 1,790 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Bliss appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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- Bliss's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (475 total births) through the 2020s (439) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Blisss (168 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bliss: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~109 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bliss draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.