Bliss
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Bliss
Bliss might once have seemed a far-out choice, but it has been on the rise for girls in recent years, alongside similar options such as Dream, Heaven, Halo, and Blessing. Associated with a state of perfect happiness and with spiritual blessedness, it holds both religious and secular appeal.
Bliss for boys#9844 US
While the name remains rare for boys in the US, it is beginning to see quiet use, with 9 boys called Bliss in the latest stats. Beyond the US, however, Bliss is used as a masculine or unisex name in Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, the Philippines, and Zimbabwe.
Similar in feel to Halo, Sincere, Truce, and Chosen, it may, for now, be easier for a boy to wear in the middle spot, though this could change in the future.
Bliss for girls#2219 US
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 #9844 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #946 in 1887.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #3,191 | 51 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #3,439 | 46 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #3,717 | 41 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #3,704 | 41 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #3,443 | 45 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #3,400 | 46 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #2,855 | 57 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #2,537 | 69 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #3,319 | 48 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #2,061 | 94 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #2,192 | 86 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #2,219 | 83 |
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Famous Blisss
- Bliss PerryBoy
American literary critic, writer, editor, and teacher
- (William) Bliss CarmanBoy
Canadian poet
- Jake Bliss WeymanBoy
son of Laura Allen & Bruce Weyman
- Philip P. BlissBoy
poet and composer (1838,1876)
- Bliss BroyardGirl
American author and journalist
- Kirby Bliss BlantonGirl
American actress
- Bliss Belle Buttercup Davis (b. 2013)Girl
daughter of Paramore bassist Jeremy Davis
Bliss in pop culture
- BlissGirl
the oldest Powerpuff Girl sister
- Bliss CavendarGirl
Ellen Page's character in "Whip It"
- Bliss LlewellynGirl
character in the "Blue Bloods" novels by Melissa de la Cruz
- Alice BlissGirl
the title character of Laura Harrington's 2011 novel