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Bliss

Feminine · “joy”

Bliss is given to both — 1,790 girls and 233 boys since 1880. See other names given to both

1916high 2023
#2214 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year
rare83 girls in 2025

Bliss is an Old English word — bliss, joy — and it shares a root with 'blithe', so the two are relatives.

How old is the name Bliss?

Bliss first appears in US birth records in 1916 — 109 years ago. The typical Bliss alive today was born around 2009, making them about 16 years old. About 1,700 people named Bliss are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Bliss most popular?

Bliss peaked in 1986, reaching #1691 nationally. Today it ranks #2214, 523 places below that high. See the whole 1986 chart.

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Where it comes from

The story of Bliss

Bliss and blithe descend from one Germanic root and split in sense — one to a state of joy, the other to a manner of cheerfulness. The surname was a byname for a cheerful person. Bliss entered American given-name use among the word-names and appears in the registers in current use.

Meaning

joy, perfect happiness

From the Old English bliss or bliths, 'joy' or 'kindness', from the same root as bliðe, 'blithe'. The word acquired a specifically heavenly sense through religious use. It is also a genuine English surname from a byname. The etymology is documented.

How the name formed

  1. bliths
  2. bliss
  3. Bliss

Related forms: Blyss · Blithe

Pronouncing Bliss

BLISS

One syllable. It is a homophone of the ordinary English noun.

Nicknames for Bliss

Moderate

BlissyThe affectionate stretch, used inside families rather than generally
BThe initial alone, common where a short name wants shortening further
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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

GIRLS NAMED · 1916–202594470948319162025

US babies named Bliss per year from 1916 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#16911910s2020s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1916
Most girls named
202394 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#1691reached in 1986
Change vs 2023
−11.7%83 in 2025, from 94
Bliss sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 2023, with 94 girls. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Bliss in other languages

The same name elsewhere

  • Blyss in English — spelling variant
  • Blithe in English — related form

Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, California, Florida.

Blisss among us

1,700

people named Bliss are estimated to be alive in the US today

About 1 girl in 19,365 born in 2025 was named Bliss

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

Spellings of Bliss

#2214
Bliss on the 2025 chart
#864
counting every spelling

The SSA counts spellings, not names. Bliss went to 83 girls in 2025, but Blyss is the same name said out loud. Together the 2 spellings went to 96, which makes it the 864th most-given girls’ name of the year — 1,350 places above the chart.

  • Bliss83
  • Blyss13

About 1 girl in 16,742 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 19,365 for Bliss itself.

Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method

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Is it right for you

The Marlynn test

Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Bliss's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Marlynn climbed just as high around 1936, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Marlynn's path sketches the road Bliss is walking now.

40%chance Bliss will feel “very 2020s” by 2040
Bliss, aligned on its peakMarlynn· peak 1936not yet written
#1#10#100#1000peak-40 yrs+70 yrsMarlynn · #12927Bliss today
Bliss today is about where Marlynn stood in 1975 — 39 years past a #1691-sized peak. By 1990, Marlynn had settled around #8584.
Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

Bliss sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Where Bliss is headed

19162030

US babies named Bliss per year, 1916 to 2025, with a projection to 2030

Bliss looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 30% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds.

Rising+30% by 2030projected around #1,934 in 2030

Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.

A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.

Bliss beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Bliss in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Blissthis name83#2214Hania83#2214Perry83#2214Bea83#2214Lyana83#2214

US girls given each name in 2025.

The trade-off

Practical strengths
  • That bliss and blithe are the same root split in two is a first-rate etymology.
  • The meaning is transparent and needs no explanation.
  • One syllable, clean, and never mispronounced.
What to consider
  • It is an ordinary English noun and reads as one.
  • The heavenly sense is a strong association.
  • It is very short and can be swallowed by a long surname.

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Frequently asked

How many Blisss are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,700 people named Bliss are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How do you spell Bliss?
Bliss is the most-used spelling in US records — 83 of the 96 babies given the name in 2025. The others recorded are Blyss.
How popular is the name Bliss in 2025?
Bliss ranks #2214 among US girl names in 2025, with 83 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Bliss?
About 1 in every 19,365 US girls born in 2025 was named Bliss — 83 in all.
Will my child share the name Bliss with classmates?
Bliss will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Ranked beside Bliss

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Hania#2214 · Perry#2214 · Bea#2214 · Lyana#2214 · Mahira#2214 · Lanie#2214 · Alorah#2214 · Nava#2214

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