Blossom
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- BLOS-om
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #352 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,299 for girls
Blossom is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “flower, bloom”. In 2025 it ranked 352nd for girls in the UK (135 babies) and 1,299th for girls in the US (171 babies).
What does Blossom mean?
English
“flower, bloom”
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Is Blossom a girl's or a boy's name?
Blossom is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 135 girls in the UK and 171 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Blossom in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #352among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 135about 1 in 2,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 135 girls in the UK were named Blossom, making it the 352nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 351st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 177 girls.
Half of all the girls named Blossom in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 346th in England and Wales and 301st in Scotland.
Blossom in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 135 | #352 |
| 2024 | 134 | #365 |
| 2023 | 177 | #281 |
| 2022 | 164 | #301 |
| 2021 | 148 | #351 |
| 2020 | 138 | #351 |
| 2019 | 125 | #384 |
| 2018 | 126 | #390 |
| 2017 | 104 | #469 |
| 2016 | 84 | #551 |
| 2015 | 94 | #502 |
| 2014 | 99 | #481 |
| 2013 | 94 | #494 |
| 2012 | 87 | #538 |
| 2011 | 60 | #714 |
| 2010 | 73 | #604 |
| 2009 | 61 | #663 |
| 2008 | 36 | #963 |
| 2007 | 35 | #941 |
| 2006 | 36 | #896 |
| 2005 | 23 | #1,172 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,488 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Blossom in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,299among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 171about 1 in 9,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 102% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 171 girls in the US were named Blossom, making it the 1,299th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,597th. It first appears in the records in 1882.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most girls named Blossom of any year since it first appeared, in 1882.
Half of all the girls named Blossom in the US since 1880 were born between 1924 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Blossom in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 171 | #1,299 |
| 2024 | 102 | #1,942 |
| 2023 | 93 | #2,076 |
| 2022 | 79 | #2,346 |
| 2021 | 71 | #2,484 |
| 2020 | 65 | #2,597 |
| 2019 | 66 | #2,632 |
| 2018 | 50 | #3,200 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,918 |
| 2016 | 40 | #3,777 |
| 2015 | 41 | #3,704 |
| 2014 | 36 | #4,101 |
| 2013 | 34 | #4,241 |
| 2012 | 36 | #4,119 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5,600 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 19 | #6,796 |
| 2007 | 20 | #6,548 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 23 | #5,432 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6,062 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 26 | #3,964 |
| 1994 | 18 | #5,244 |
| 1993 | 21 | #4,665 |
| 1992 | 24 | #4,229 |
| 1991 | 24 | #4,202 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 17 | #4,285 |
| 1982 | 15 | #4,714 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 13 | #4,931 |
| 1977 | 22 | #3,365 |
| 1976 | 18 | #3,677 |
| 1975 | 23 | #3,052 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,040 |
| 1973 | 13 | #4,361 |
| 1972 | 17 | #3,543 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 14 | #4,037 |
| 1969 | 14 | #3,773 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,146 |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 11 | #4,018 |
| 1962 | 9 | #4,532 |
| 1961 | 8 | #4,881 |
| 1960 | 11 | #3,919 |
| 1959 | 10 | #4,030 |
| 1958 | 14 | #3,231 |
| 1957 | 14 | #3,149 |
| 1956 | 11 | #3,695 |
| 1955 | 16 | #2,838 |
| 1954 | 11 | #3,489 |
| 1953 | 15 | #2,811 |
| 1952 | 16 | #2,670 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,936 |
| 1950 | 12 | #3,051 |
| 1949 | 19 | #2,273 |
| 1948 | 11 | #3,136 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,768 |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,879 |
| 1945 | 16 | #2,148 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,945 |
| 1943 | 16 | #2,250 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,815 |
| 1941 | 13 | #2,396 |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,423 |
| 1939 | 15 | #2,125 |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,752 |
| 1937 | 26 | #1,451 |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,374 |
| 1935 | 32 | #1,264 |
| 1934 | 22 | #1,603 |
| 1933 | 35 | #1,197 |
| 1932 | 31 | #1,320 |
| 1931 | 51 | #970 |
| 1930 | 47 | #1,072 |
| 1929 | 52 | #1,003 |
| 1928 | 55 | #1,009 |
| 1927 | 62 | #963 |
| 1926 | 84 | #790 |
| 1925 | 102 | #727 |
| 1924 | 82 | #822 |
| 1923 | 83 | #796 |
| 1922 | 84 | #795 |
| 1921 | 77 | #845 |
| 1920 | 62 | #921 |
| 1919 | 37 | #1,242 |
| 1918 | 52 | #999 |
| 1917 | 40 | #1,126 |
| 1916 | 24 | #1,533 |
| 1915 | 37 | #1,115 |
| 1914 | 27 | #1,175 |
| 1913 | 25 | #1,091 |
| 1912 | 21 | #1,143 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,656 |
| 1910 | 20 | #970 |
| 1909 | 23 | #845 |
| 1908 | 9 | #1,439 |
| 1907 | 11 | #1,206 |
| 1906 | 15 | #965 |
| 1905 | 9 | #1,297 |
| 1904 | 10 | #1,170 |
| 1903 | 13 | #969 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,593 |
| 1901 | 8 | #1,227 |
| 1900 | 9 | #1,318 |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,393 |
| 1898 | 7 | #1,379 |
| 1897 | 6 | #1,384 |
| 1896 | 11 | #999 |
| 1895 | 12 | #932 |
| 1894 | 10 | #998 |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #1,171 |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,332 |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,337 |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #1,036 |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #908 |
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Blossom: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/blossom, updated 20 October 2026.