Is Blessing a boy or girl name?
Blessing is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 219 girls and 59 boys were named Blessing, so 78.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 89.6% of the 4,639 US babies named Blessing were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,367
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,112
- Babies named Blessing since 1975
- 4,639
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 325 babies
Boys and girls named Blessing, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 62 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 257 | 100% |
| 2000s | 78 | 863 | 91.7% |
| 2010s | 208 | 1,790 | 89.6% |
| 2020s | 198 | 1,170 | 85.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59 | #2,367 | 219 | #1,112 |
| 2023 | 46 | #2,769 | 273 | #955 |
| 2022 | 39 | #3,108 | 200 | #1,209 |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,921 | 237 | #1,061 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,823 | 241 | #1,043 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,355 | 291 | #909 |
| 2018 | 27 | #3,902 | 216 | #1,132 |
| 2017 | 32 | #3,449 | 217 | #1,142 |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,110 | 192 | #1,267 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,892 | 184 | #1,302 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,767 | 180 | #1,314 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,958 | 144 | #1,526 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,122 | 145 | #1,522 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,636 | 112 | #1,806 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,134 | 109 | #1,861 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,134 | 111 | #1,889 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,230 | 109 | #1,931 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,266 | 104 | #1,972 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,507 | 92 | #2,109 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,180 | 84 | #2,186 |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,032 | 103 | #1,836 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,719 | 65 | #2,502 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,470 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,391 | 69 | #2,305 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,548 | 62 | #2,458 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,192 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,122 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,827 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,604 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,540 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,906 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,540 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,050 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,948 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,162 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,874 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,018 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,844 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,682 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,257 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,134 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,552 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,245 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,386 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,214 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Blessing reached #2,367 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #909 in 2019. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Blessing
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.