Given name & surname
Blossom
“a woman who is lovely, fresh, and flowerlike”
Blossom is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “a woman who is lovely, fresh, and flowerlike.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “a woman who is lovely, fresh, and flowerlike.”
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 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Blossom through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,422
- 0 boys · 3,422 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 171 babies
- 2025
- 171
- #1,300 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +99%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 171 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,300 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 99.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (27). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,690 as a first name in 2020; 1,745 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.
Blossom’s family of names
Blossom has a related form in Blosom. Blossom has a related form in Blossum. Blossom has a related form in Blosum.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Blossom
- Blossom RockAmerican actress (1895–1978)
- Blossom ChukwujekwuNigerian actorborn 1983
- Blossom SeeleyAmerican entertainer1891–1974
Characters named Blossom: Blossom (protagonist of The Powerpuff Girls).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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