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Blessing

“Divine or supernatural favor, aid, or reward” — English origin

Girl's name · #1226 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Blessing reached its best rank, #909, in 2019 and ranked #1226 in 2025. About 4,300 girls have carried it since 1975.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,100 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 7,000 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 8,100 girls in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Blessings

• Blessing Okagbare — Nigerian track and field athlete
• Blessing Oborududu — Olympic wrestler
• Blessing Liman — Nigerian military aircraft pilot
• Blessing Diala — Nigerian association football player
• Blessing Igbojionu — Nigerian association football player

In stories & tradition

• Blessing Chambers — Hollyoaks

What Blessings become

Among 78 notable people named Blessing:

Sports figures appear 2.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Blessing Okagbare, Nigerian track and field athlete.

Similar names: Blessyn · Fatoumata · Blakelee · Hawa · Zahara · Aminata

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