Given name & surname
Bliss
“filled with extreme joy”·“filled with happiness”
Bliss is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “filled with extreme joy” (English) and “filled with happiness” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “filled with extreme joy” (English) and “filled with happiness” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1887. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bliss through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,023
- 233 boys · 1,790 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 106 babies
- 2025
- 90
- #2,219 for girls · #9,844 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +72%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 9% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 83 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,219 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 66.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 7 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,513 as a first name in 2020; 14,056 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.
Bliss’s family of names
Bliss has a related form in Blyss. Bliss has a related form in Blis. Bliss has a related form in Blisse.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Appears in
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