Blessing is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Blessing is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,226 among girls (184) and #2,803 among boys (45) — overall #2,027 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 229 | 229 | #1,226 | #2,803 |
| 2024 | 280 | 280 | #1,106 | #2,375 |
| 2023 | 319 | 319 | #955 | #2,770 |
| 2022 | 239 | 239 | #1,210 | #3,108 |
| 2021 | 264 | 264 | #1,061 | #3,927 |
| 2020 | 268 | 275 | #1,043 | #3,825 |
| 2019 | 325 | 325 | #909 | #3,357 |
| 2018 | 243 | 243 | #1,132 | #3,902 |
| 2017 | 249 | 249 | #1,142 | #3,450 |
| 2016 | 217 | 217 | #1,267 | #4,111 |
| 2015 | 212 | 219 | #1,298 | #3,892 |
| 2014 | 196 | 196 | #1,309 | #5,767 |
| 2013 | 158 | 158 | #1,526 | #5,958 |
| 2012 | 156 | 156 | #1,523 | #7,123 |
| 2011 | 124 | 124 | #1,807 | #6,636 |
| 2010 | 120 | 125 | #1,861 | #7,134 |
| 2009 | 125 | 130 | #1,889 | #6,134 |
| 2008 | 115 | 115 | #1,931 | #11,231 |
| 2007 | 113 | 113 | #1,972 | #8,266 |
| 2006 | 104 | 109 | #2,109 | #6,507 |
| 2005 | 94 | 94 | #2,186 | #7,180 |
| 2004 | 113 | 113 | #1,836 | #7,033 |
| 2003 | 71 | 71 | #2,502 | #9,719 |
| 2002 | 64 | 64 | #2,470 | — |
| 2001 | 75 | 75 | #2,305 | #9,391 |
| 2000 | 67 | 67 | #2,458 | #10,549 |
| 1999 | 40 | 40 | #3,192 | — |
| 1998 | 40 | 40 | #3,122 | — |
| 1997 | 29 | — | #3,827 | — |
| 1996 | 22 | — | #4,604 | — |
| 1995 | 22 | — | #4,540 | — |
| 1994 | 27 | — | #3,906 | — |
| 1993 | 22 | — | #4,540 | — |
| 1992 | 15 | — | #6,051 | — |
| 1991 | 26 | — | #3,949 | — |
| 1990 | 14 | — | #6,161 | — |
| 1989 | 14 | — | #5,874 | — |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #12,019 | — |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #6,844 | — |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #9,682 | — |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #9,257 | — |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,134 | — |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #7,553 | — |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #9,246 | — |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #7,385 | — |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #9,213 | — |