Bliss
- #2,214 for girls in 2025, 83 births
- #9,714 for boys in 2025, 7 births
- Given to girls 88.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1986 · 69 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,790since 1916
Bliss over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,214 | 83 | #9,714 | 7 |
| 2024 | #2,150 | 88 | #7,765 | 10 |
| 2023 | #2,062 | 94 | #6,897 | 12 |
| 2022 | #3,313 | 48 | #10,863 | 6 |
| 2021 | #2,533 | 69 | #8,825 | 8 |
| 2020 | #2,850 | 57 | #9,554 | 7 |
| 2019 | #3,388 | 46 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,438 | 45 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #3,697 | 41 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,707 | 41 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #3,429 | 46 | #9,568 | 7 |
| 2014 | #3,184 | 51 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,573 | 43 | #12,136 | 5 |
| 2012 | #3,006 | 56 | #10,770 | 6 |
| 2011 | #2,989 | 57 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,306 | 49 | — | |
| 2009 | #4,482 | 33 | — | |
| 2008 | #5,279 | 27 | — | |
| 2007 | #6,323 | 21 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #3,992 | 37 | — | |
| 2005 | #4,828 | 27 | — | |
| 2004 | #6,216 | 19 | — | |
| 2003 | #8,505 | 12 | — | |
| 2002 | #4,767 | 25 | — | |
| 2001 | #4,447 | 27 | — | |
| 2000 | #6,808 | 15 | — | |
| 1999 | #6,191 | 16 | — | |
| 1998 | #5,123 | 20 | — | |
| 1997 | #5,868 | 16 | — | |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 | — | |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 | — | |
| 1994 | #7,097 | 12 | — | |
| 1993 | #4,671 | 21 | — | |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | — | |
| 1991 | #5,004 | 19 | — | |
| 1990 | #4,230 | 23 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,784 | 26 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,803 | 37 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,098 | 52 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,691 | 69 | — | |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | — | |
| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 | — | |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | — | |
| 1981 | #6,804 | 9 | — | |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | — | |
| 1979 | #5,751 | 11 | — | |
| 1978 | #4,242 | 16 | — | |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | — | |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 | — | |
| 1975 | #4,370 | 14 | — | |
| 1974 | #4,459 | 13 | — | |
| 1973 | #4,362 | 13 | — | |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | — | |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | — | |
| 1970 | #5,413 | 9 | — | |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | — | |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | — | |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | — | |
| 1966 | #4,493 | 9 | — | |
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | — | |
| 1964 | #4,096 | 11 | — | |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | — | |
| 1962 | #4,263 | 10 | — | |
| 1961 | — | — | ||
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 | — | |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | — | — | ||
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | — | |
| 1955 | — | — | ||
| 1954 | — | — | ||
| 1953 | #4,595 | 7 | — | |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | — | |
| 1951 | — | — | ||
| 1950 | — | — | ||
| 1949 | — | — | ||
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | — | |
| 1947 | — | — | ||
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | — | |
| 1945 | — | — | ||
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | — | |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1942 | — | — | ||
| 1941 | — | #3,133 | 6 | |
| 1940 | — | — | ||
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | — | ||
| 1937 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1936 | — | #3,549 | 5 | |
| 1935 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | — | #3,642 | 5 | |
| 1932 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | — | #3,763 | 5 | |
| 1930 | — | #4,001 | 5 | |
| 1929 | — | — | ||
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | — | — | ||
| 1926 | — | #3,708 | 6 | |
| 1925 | — | — | ||
| 1924 | — | #3,867 | 6 | |
| 1923 | — | #4,239 | 5 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,532 | 7 | |
| 1921 | — | #4,322 | 5 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,815 | 6 | |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | #4,168 | 5 |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #2,882 | 9 |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #2,732 | 9 |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #2,543 | 10 |
| 1915 | — | #3,825 | 5 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,772 | 13 | |
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | #1,740 | 5 | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1916
The first year at least five girls were named Bliss! It came in at #4,417, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1918–1942, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Bliss is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Louisiana#776 · 1 in 3,274
- Maryland#840 · 1 in 3,997
- Pennsylvania#1,392 · 1 in 9,338
- Georgia#1,533 · 1 in 9,042
- Texas#2,636 · 1 in 22,935
Best ever in a state: #407 in Oklahoma, 2011.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #776 | 5 | 1 in 3,274 |
| Maryland | #840 | 5 | 1 in 3,997 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,392 | 5 | 1 in 9,338 |
| Georgia | #1,533 | 5 | 1 in 9,042 |
| Texas | #2,636 | 7 | 1 in 22,935 |
| California | #2,767 | 6 | 1 in 26,954 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Illinois | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Missouri | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| New York | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Ohio | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Bliss
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 64 spots since 2024 (#2,150 → #2,214)
- 636 spots since 2020 (#2,850 → #2,214)
Rise & fade · girls
70 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1916
- Peaked 1986 at #1,691 (69 births)
- Births halved by 1989, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 17,070
- Highest: 1 in 17,070 girls born in 2023 were named Bliss (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 19,365 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #1,691 in 1986, was only 1 in 24,863 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 26.5% of all girls named Bliss (475) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1943
- Mostly boys until 1942, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 23 | #3,344 (1917) | #4,346 |
| 1920s | 0 | — | — |
| 1930s | 0 | — | — |
| 1940s | 22 | #4,196 (1943) | #4,595 |
| 1950s | 29 | #4,595 (1953) | #5,430 |
| 1960s | 68 | #4,096 (1964) | #5,359 |
| 1970s | 108 | #4,242 (1978) | #5,473 |
| 1980s | 225 | #1,691 (1986) | #5,428 |
| 1990s | 158 | #4,230 (1990) | #6,210 |
| 2000s | 243 | #3,992 (2006) | #5,565 |
| 2010s | 475 | #2,989 (2011) | #3,372 |
| 2020s | 439 | #2,062 (2023) | #2,520 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Want to check a specific year?
See where Bliss ranked and which names it was up against. Click a point on the chart, or pick a year: