How Many People Are Named Blessing?
An estimated 4,590 people in the United States have the first name Blessing. It is used for both genders, with 89.6% female. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Blessing peaked in popularity in 2019 with 325 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Blessing 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 Blessing paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Blessing is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,590
About 1 in 74,674 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
89.6% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2019
325 births
Total Registered
4,639
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Blessing
Blessing is predominantly female (89.6%), though 484 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Blessing as a male name
Ranked #2,367 in 2024
59 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (59 births)
Blessing as a female name
Ranked #1,112 in 2024
219 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (291 births)
Blessing: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Blessing span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,998 babies were registered. While Blessing is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Blessing by Decade
How has Blessing 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.
Blessing by State
Birth registrations for Blessing span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, New York, Georgia. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas. On average, about 84 Blessings were registered per state.
Blessing + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Blessing as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Blessing
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Blessing: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Blessing?
We estimate approximately 4,590 people named Blessing 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 74,674 Americans share this first name.
Is Blessing a common name?
Blessing is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,639 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Blessing most popular?
Blessing reached peak popularity in 2019, when 325 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Blessing is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Blessing a female name?
Blessing is predominantly female. 89.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Blessing Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Blessing Smith, Blessing Johnson, Blessing 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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