How Many People Are Named Bless?
An estimated 779 people in the United States have the first name Bless. It is used for both genders, with 60.6% male. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Bless peaked in popularity in 2018 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bless as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bless paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
779
About 1 in 439,993 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
60.6% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2018
60 births
Total Registered
786
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bless
Bless is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (60.6%) and females (39.4%). Out of 786 total births registered, 476 were male and 310 were female.
Bless as a male name
Ranked #3,456 in 2024
33 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (41 births)
Bless as a female name
Ranked #8,506 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (21 births)
Bless: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bless span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 355 babies were registered. While Bless is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Bless by Decade
How has Bless tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bless by State
Birth registrations for Bless span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, California. The lowest are in Texas, Pennsylvania, California. On average, about 16 Blesss were registered per state.
Bless + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bless as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bless
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bless: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bless?
We estimate approximately 779 people named Bless are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 439,993 Americans share this first name.
Is Bless a common name?
Bless is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 786 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bless most popular?
Bless reached peak popularity in 2018, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bless is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bless a male name?
Bless is predominantly male. 60.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bless Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bless Smith, Bless Johnson, Bless Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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