Blessing
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning divine favor or benediction.
How Blessing has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2019 | #909 |
| 2023 | #953 |
Blessing by the numbers
In 2025, 24 babies in England and Wales were named Blessing. In the US, 246 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that mean God
Like Blessing, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean grace
Like Blessing, each of these has grace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- JohnGod is gracious9,444 in the US (2017)
- JackGod is gracious; from John1,595 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gracegrace, favour1,309 in England and Wales (2025)
- Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hannahgrace, favour5,878 in the US (2017)
- Iangod is gracious; a form of john5,012 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Blessing
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