unisex name
Blessing
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 6,961
Ireland
#925
2025 births
Blessing is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 87% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 229 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2019, when 325 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 14,478 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1975.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Blessing over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 13 |
| 1980s | 62 |
| 1990s | 257 |
| 2000s | 941 |
| 2010s | 2,000 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,599 |
How popular is Blessing?
In 2025, Blessing was given to 229 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Blessing is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Blessing
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Blessing also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Blessing over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Blessing
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Blessing — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Blessing
How popular is the name Blessing?
In 2025, Blessing was given to 229 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Blessing a girl's or a boy's name?
Blessing is used for both girls and boys. About 87% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Blessing?
Blessing has 2 syllables.
When was Blessing most popular?
Blessing peaked in 2019, when 325 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Blessing a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Blessing currently ranks #925 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.