Declining since 2022, #11,932 for girls today.
Popularity of Blessed since 1993
Babies named Blessed per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2015, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Blessed's real moment was 2021.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20 | 0 |
| 2000s | 73 | 20 |
| 2010s | 103 | 98 |
| 2020s | 64 | 91 |
Meaning & origin
Blessed is a modern virtue name that entered U.S. birth records in 1993, a period when word names and spiritual concepts began gaining traction. Its peak came in 2021, when it ranked 11,932, but its trajectory has been falling since 2022. The name remains relatively rare, with only about 1 in 229,610 newborns receiving it in 2025. Blessed has not been strongly associated with any particular state, and its similar names include other virtue and spiritual terms. As a unisex name, it reflects a broader trend of using aspirational qualities as personal names, though its religious undertones may appeal to families seeking a name with explicit spiritual significance.
Blessed derives from the Old English word 'blēdsian', meaning to consecrate or make holy. It has been used as a virtue name in English-speaking Christian communities, particularly among Puritans, though its use as a given name is relatively modern. The name gained some visibility in the late 20th and early 21st centuries as part of a trend toward word names with positive connotations.
“Blessed” around the world
Where Blessed lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
5
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Bles, Lessie
Variants: Blessing
Sibling names for Blessed
Names that share Blessed's style, for a brother or sister.
