How Many People Are Named Blessen?
An estimated 188 people in the United States have the first name Blessen. It is predominantly female (97.4%). The average bearer is 12 years old, and Blessen peaked in popularity in 2019 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Blessen 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 Blessen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
188
About 1 in 1,823,161 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.4% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2019
17 births
Total Registered
190
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Blessen
Blessen is predominantly female (97.4%), though 5 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Blessen as a male name
Ranked #12,488 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (5 births)
Blessen as a female name
Ranked #15,631 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (17 births)
Blessen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Blessen span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 99 babies were registered. While Blessen is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Blessen by Decade
How has Blessen 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.
Blessen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Blessen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Blessen
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Blessen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Blessen?
We estimate approximately 188 people named Blessen 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 1,823,161 Americans share this first name.
Is Blessen a common name?
Blessen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 190 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Blessen most popular?
Blessen reached peak popularity in 2019, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Blessen is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Blessen a female name?
Blessen is predominantly female. 97.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Blessen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Blessen Smith, Blessen Johnson, Blessen 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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