Recorded 1910–1951 Girls' name Peak 1917 191 births

Blossie — girls' name

191 babies named Blossie in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s651920s481930s471940s261950s5
1910s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Blossie was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

12 babies were named Blossie in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Blossie

The Social Security Administration has registered 191 babies named Blossie between 1910 and 1951, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Blossie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Blossie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Blossie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Blossie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Blossie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 191 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Blossie at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

191

Since 1910

42 years of records

Peak year

1917

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1910

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1951

Blossie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1910

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1917)
12
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
468101214 19511943193519281923191719121910 6

Blossie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
65 births that decade — 34% of Blossie's all-time total
1910s651920s481930s471940s261950s5

Blossie by state

Where Blossie concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Blossie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 2.6%
Georgia share of Blossie's total US births 2.6%

5 of 191 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Blossie?
191 babies have been named Blossie since 1910. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1917 with 12 births.
When was Blossie most popular?
Blossie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Blossie most popular?
The top states for the name Blossie are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Blossie been used?
Blossie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 42 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Blossie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Blossom, Blondell, Blonnie, Blondie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1910–1951 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.