Blessing

Blessing

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 80% girls / 20% boys

Blessing first appears in the data in 1997 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2009 with 69 babies (rank #558 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Blessing

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Blessing yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

896

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Blessing

Share your Blessing story

Why did you choose this name — or what does it mean to you? Approved stories appear on this page.

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1997	13	#1,379
1998	11	#1,585
1999	9	#1,830
2000	10	#1,709
2001	13	#1,450
2002	18	#1,160
2003	26	#937
2004	42	#693
2005	42	#719
2006	50	#641
2007	45	#742
2008	68	#559
2009	69	#558
2010	47	#776
2011	46	#806
2012	42	#889
2013	38	#962
2014	39	#944
2015	43	#860
2016	45	#837

Year

Babies

Rank

1997

#1,379

1998

#1,585

1999

#1,830

2000

#1,709

2001

#1,450

2002

#1,160

2003

#937

2004

#693

2005

#719

2006

#641

2007

#742

2008

#559

2009

#558

2010

#776

2011

#806

2012

#889

2013

#962

2014

#944

2015

#860

2016

#837

Numerology of Blessing

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Blessing

Share your Blessing story

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Year-by-Year Detail