Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bless through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 811
- 492 boys · 319 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 60 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #6,183 for boys · #10,234 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,183 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 9 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 596 as a first name in 2020; 731 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bless’s family of names
In German usage, Bless as a surname has a related form in Bläß.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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