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Blessing

/ˈblɛsɪŋ/ · 89% girls · 229 born in 2025

Blessing has been given to about 4,872 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈblɛsɪŋ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,841
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Blessing per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2019 · 325
  • Born in 2025229
  • All time4,872
  • England & Wales, 202534

How popular is Blessing?

Its best year was 2019, when 325 babies were given the name, ranking 909th. The typical living American called Blessing is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in Iowa, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Blessing

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Bessie0.54
  2. Bettina0.51
  3. Channing0.49

Middle names for Blessing

Ranked by flow score
  1. Blessing Anne0.81
  2. Blessing Eve0.80
  3. Blessing Elizabeth0.78
  4. Blessing Catherine0.78
  5. Blessing Josephine0.78
  6. Blessing Rose0.77

Sibling names for Blessing

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ayaneither · 0.99
  2. Zahirbrother · 0.99
  3. Yahyabrother · 0.99
  4. Zaydbrother · 0.99
  5. Keziahsister · 0.98
  6. Maisysister · 0.98

Where Blessing is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Iowa0.02%
  2. Arizona0.02%
  3. Maryland0.02%
  4. Georgia0.01%
  5. Missouri0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Blessing Anderson0.77
  2. Blessing Reyes0.72
  3. Blessing Nguyen0.72
  4. Blessing Moore0.72
  5. Blessing Lee0.72
  6. Blessing Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Blessing

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Blessing across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.