First Name BLESSING

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BLESSING is ranked as the 11275th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 687.
  • This name is in the 95th percentile, this means that nearly 4% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.22 people named BLESSING for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 90% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named BLESSING is 1,807.
  • The SSA data also shows that BLESSING is used as a girl's name 93% of the time.

First Names BLESSING
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 687 +/-13.5%
  • National Rank 11,275
  • Percentile Rank 0.96
  • Proportion/100k 0.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,807
  • National Rank 6,040
  • Percentile Rank 93.47%
  • Proportion/100k 0.57

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BLESSING is 52.8% White, 2.6% Hispanic origin, 35.8% Black, 5.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.3% Two or More Races, and 1.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name BLESSING have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name BLESSING is included in the following name categories:
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name BLESSING

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 52.8% 63.9% -11.1%
Hispanic origin 2.6% 16.3% -13.7%
Black 35.8% 12.3% 23.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 5.2% 4.9% 0.3%
Two or more races 2.3% 1.8% 0.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.3% 0.7% 0.6%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BLESSING is Texas where 94 people have this name.
  • Rhode Island is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BLESSING, as 1.73 in every 100,000 Rhode Islanders have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 92nd, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Rhode Island is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 7 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Washington (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 462 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names BLESSING State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 25 0.19 76.0% Indiana 16 0.25 70.3% Iowa 2 0.08 5.0% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 10 0.1 74.0% Minnesota 13 0.24 78.7% Missouri 20 0.67 72.2% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 16 0.14 69.6% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 0 0 0.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BLESSING

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 25 0.19 76.0%
Indiana 16 0.25 70.3%
Iowa 2 0.08 5.0%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 10 0.1 74.0%
Minnesota 13 0.24 78.7%
Missouri 20 0.67 72.2%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 16 0.14 69.6%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 0 0 0.0%
West State Statistics First-Names BLESSING State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 25 0.38 69.8% California 76 0.2 89.0% Colorado 7 0.13 6.7% Hawaii 18 1.27 71.3% Idaho 8 0.48 6.4% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 9 0.32 6.8% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 0 0 0.0% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 4 0.05 4.8% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name BLESSING

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 25 0.38 69.8%
California 76 0.2 89.0%
Colorado 7 0.13 6.7%
Hawaii 18 1.27 71.3%
Idaho 8 0.48 6.4%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 9 0.32 6.8%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 0 0 0.0%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 4 0.05 4.8%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names BLESSING State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 9 0.24 6.2% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 36 0.54 73.4% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 31 0.35 72.0% New York 39 0.2 86.3% Pennsylvania 16 0.13 70.2% Rhode Island 18 1.73 61.6% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BLESSING

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 9 0.24 6.2%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 36 0.54 73.4%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 31 0.35 72.0%
New York 39 0.2 86.3%
Pennsylvania 16 0.13 70.2%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 61.6%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names BLESSING State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 11 0.24 57.5% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 4 0.38 6.5% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 26 0.13 85.0% Georgia 89 0.88 91.4% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 7 0.14 6.6% Maryland 40 0.67 86.0% Mississippi 20 0.67 72.2% North Carolina 10 0.1 68.3% Oklahoma 7 0.18 6.4% South Carolina 19 0.38 71.3% Tennessee 10 0.16 56.8% Texas 94 0.35 92.7% Virginia 20 0.24 71.3% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name BLESSING

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 11 0.24 57.5%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 4 0.38 6.5%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 26 0.13 85.0%
Georgia 89 0.88 91.4%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 7 0.14 6.6%
Maryland 40 0.67 86.0%
Mississippi 20 0.67 72.2%
North Carolina 10 0.1 68.3%
Oklahoma 7 0.18 6.4%
South Carolina 19 0.38 71.3%
Tennessee 10 0.16 56.8%
Texas 94 0.35 92.7%
Virginia 20 0.24 71.3%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with BLESSING as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BLESSING as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named BLESSING.

The most popular full name is BLESSING Little. 12.16% of all the people named BLESSING have this family name.

There are 123 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BLESSING

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 BLESSING Little 12.16%
2 BLESSING Bird 2.03%
3 BLESSING Adeoye 1.35%
4 BLESSING Ajoku 1.35%
5 BLESSING Anyanwu 1.35%
6 BLESSING Oki 1.35%
7 BLESSING Ugbo 1.35%
8 BLESSING White 1.35%
9 BLESSING Abraham 0.68%
10 BLESSING Adegun 0.68%
11 BLESSING Adeoti 0.68%
12 BLESSING Adetiba 0.68%
13 BLESSING Aghedo 0.68%
14 BLESSING Agobe 0.68%
15 BLESSING Agu 0.68%
16 BLESSING Akpan 0.68%
17 BLESSING Alfonzo 0.68%
18 BLESSING Amakor 0.68%
19 BLESSING Amune 0.68%
20 BLESSING Anekwe 0.68%

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