babyNamedBlessing
“blessing”probable meaning
Unisex name, of Anglo-Saxon origin. Lire en français
- most given unisex name in France
- 120th
- births in 2023–2025
- 65
- babies born in France
- 1 in 27,778
- −4% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2016
Meaning and origin of Blessing
Blessing is thought to mean “blessing” and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Blessing in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2016.
- Over recent years, Blessing has been falling (−4% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Blessing every 139 schools.
Blessing in English-speaking countries
- New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
12 babies in 3 years1 baby in 7,603
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
828 babies in 3 years1 baby in 12,045
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
107 babies in 3 years1 baby in 14,899
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
15 babies in 3 years1 baby in 21,629
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
6 babies in 3 years1 baby in 22,779
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
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