Bliss
Bliss is a name, most usually a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Bliss
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bliss is a name, most usually a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Bliss
As a girl name
Bliss first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 94 Blisss were born — ranking #2,061 that year. As of 2026, Bliss ranks #2,076 for girls with 93 births, rising sharply (+59% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Blisss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Bliss first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1887, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1914, when 13 Blisss were born — ranking #1,772 that year. As of 2026, Bliss ranks #8,287 for boys with 9 births, rising sharply (+35% over the past five years). In total, more than 225 Blisss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Bliss
Bliss is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Bliss's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,691. Use the chart and map above to compare Bliss's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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