Given name
Blyss
“filled with extreme joy”·“filled with happiness”
Blyss is a variant of Bliss. Interpretations include “filled with extreme joy” (English) and “filled with happiness” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Blyss is a variant of Bliss. Interpretations include “filled with extreme joy” (English) and “filled with happiness” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Blyss is a variant of Bliss. An origin associated with Bliss is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Blyss through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 202
- 0 boys · 202 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #7,963 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +40%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,963 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.