Bliss
2025 SSA
About Bliss
A sweet, uplifting and still fairly uncommon modern virtue name. Its single syllable makes it especially good as a middle name, but it would also make a big impact in the first spot; in fact, nearly 90 girls in the US were called Bliss in a recent year.
Used to describe both a perfect state of happiness and spiritual blessedness, it can be viewed through a spiritual and a secular lens. Similar in feel to more popular word names like Dream, Blessing, and Heaven, and to more classic virtues like Blythe, Felicity, and Joy, it may appeal to those who want to celebrate the more blissful side of parenthood and the joy they hope their child will bring and experience.
Pronounced BLIS.
As of October 2026, Bliss ranked #2219 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1692 in 1986.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,191 | 51 | 28.5 |
| 2015 | #3,439 | 46 | 25.8 |
| 2016 | #3,717 | 41 | 23.1 |
| 2017 | #3,704 | 41 | 23.7 |
| 2018 | #3,443 | 45 | 26.5 |
| 2019 | #3,400 | 46 | 27.4 |
| 2020 | #2,855 | 57 | 35.3 |
| 2021 | #2,537 | 69 | 42.1 |
| 2022 | #3,319 | 48 | 29.3 |
| 2023 | #2,061 | 94 | 58.6 |
| 2024 | #2,192 | 86 | 53.1 |
| 2025 | #2,219 | 83 | 51.6 |
Similar names
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- Mahogany
- Moxie
- Auburn
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- Swan
- Peaches
- Bell
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- Apple
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Bliss on lists
Famous Blisss
- Bliss Broyard
American author and journalist
- Kirby Bliss Blanton
American actress
- Bliss Belle Buttercup Davis (b. 2013)
daughter of Paramore bassist Jeremy Davis
Bliss in pop culture
- Bliss
the oldest Powerpuff Girl sister
- Bliss Cavendar
Ellen Page's character in "Whip It"
- Bliss Llewellyn
character in the "Blue Bloods" novels by Melissa de la Cruz
- Alice Bliss
the title character of Laura Harrington's 2011 novel