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
The earliest SSA record of Bliss as a girl name dates back to 1916, when 5 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 94 newborns named Bliss — #2,061 in the national rankings. About 28% of every Bliss on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Bliss ranks #2,076 for girls with 93 births, rising sharply (+59% over the past five years). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Bliss as a boy name dates back to 1887, when 5 babies received it. 1914 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Bliss — #1,772 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Bliss on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Bliss last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 225 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Bliss
Phonetically similar names — useful when Bliss is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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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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