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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Blessing

Used in both girl and boy records

Blessing appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Blessing by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDBlessing as a girl’s nameUS records 1975–2024
#2466girl rank2019peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDBlessing as a boy’s nameUS records 2000–2024
#6959boy rank2024peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Blessing in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl2019288 uses#91120191975–202041 listed years
Boy201934 uses#333220192000–202020 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.