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Bliss

Girl

Meaning of Bliss: English: 'intense happiness'

Bliss is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2018th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2253rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2018

90 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2253

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,023

First recorded 1887 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 12 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 69 babies1987: 52 babies1988: 37 babies1989: 26 babies1990: 23 babies19901991: 19 babies1992: 10 babies1993: 21 babies1994: 12 babies1995: 12 babies1996: 9 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 20 babies1999: 16 babies2000: 15 babies20002001: 27 babies2002: 25 babies2003: 12 babies2004: 19 babies2005: 27 babies2006: 37 babies2007: 26 babies2008: 27 babies2009: 33 babies2010: 49 babies20102011: 57 babies2012: 62 babies2013: 48 babies2014: 51 babies2015: 53 babies2016: 46 babies2017: 41 babies2018: 50 babies2019: 46 babies2020: 64 babies20202021: 77 babies2022: 54 babies2023: 106 babies2024: 98 babies2025: 90 babies
US babies named Bliss per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 106.

Gender split

12% boys · 88% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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