Blessing
Boy name · #2824 in 2025 · Uniqueness 55/100
Blessing is currently the #2824 boy name in the United States — 45 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3882, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 40,000 boys born in 2025 was named Blessing.
The 25-year story
Blessing first appears in the Social Security records in 2000, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 59 babies and a rank of #2370. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Blessing per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Blessing in class?
Blessing scores 55 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Blessing is most common
State-level data for Blessing is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Blessing
Statistically, parents drawn to Blessing tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Beaumont, Binyamin, Bankston, Bentzion, and Benyamin.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Blessing | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #2798 |
| 2024 | 59 | #2370 |
| 2023 | 46 | #2769 |
| 2022 | 39 | #3100 |
| 2021 | 27 | #3912 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3811 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3347 |
| 2018 | 27 | #3891 |
| 2017 | 32 | #3440 |
| 2016 | 25 | #4098 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3882 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5733 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5923 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7050 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6578 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7087 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6095 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11037 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8173 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6460 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7096 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6976 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9581 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9243 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10349 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Blessing a popular boy name?
Blessing ranked #2824 among boys in 2025 with 45 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3882.
When was the name Blessing most popular?
Blessing peaked in 2024, when 59 American boys received the name (ranked #2370 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Blessing?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 40,000 newborn American boys was named Blessing. It scores 55/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.