Blessing

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A few things about Blessing you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Blessing

Blessing Okagbare

Nigerian track and field athlete

Choose Blessing and your child shares a first name with Blessing Okagbare, a Nigerian track and field athlete. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Blessing, like who?” Blessing Okagbare's Wikipedia article is available in 32 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 8,734 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Blessing, 184 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Blessing would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryBlessing first shows up in US birth records in 1975, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 50 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2019, when it reached #909.
• 📈Then vs nowBlessing is 3.4× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 29,326 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 8,734.
• 🍂TrendBlessing has slipped 183 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,225. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedBlessing is most popular in Iowa, where it ranks #492, followed by Arizona (#546) and Maryland (#651). It's in the top 1,000 in 5 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlBlessing is given to both boys and girls: 80% of the 229 babies named Blessing in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Blessing means “blessing”. Our records link it to American and English roots.

About the name Blessing

Blessing is a girl name of American and English origin meaning “blessing”. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, starting with B and ending in “-ing”. US birth records list Blessing for girls from 1975 to 2025, in 46 of those 51 years. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked #909 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,225, with 184 babies.

Origin:American namesEnglish names