Girls' name · since 1986
Blyss
Blyss has 202 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,690 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,058 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 202
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
202 babies have been named Blyss since 1986, making it today's #8058 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blyss has been recorded 202 times among girls since 1986, currently ranked #8058 nationally and more common than 53% 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 1986 to 2025.
- #19,690 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,058 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 202 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blyss ranks #19,690 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,058 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 202 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,690 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,058 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 202
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Blyss's 202 recorded births place it above 72.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Blyss compares
202 37th percentile among 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
Blyss's all-time total is 46% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Blyss | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 202 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Blyss's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Blyss's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Blyss popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Blyss by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (76 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Blyss's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Blyss births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
76 births
- 2020s
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 76 births (38% of all-time use).
Blyss by state
Where Blyss concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 202 births nationwide.
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What to do with Blyss's data
- Blyss's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 2020s (74) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Blysss (5 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 Blyss: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Blyss 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.