Blossie
A feminine English name derived from "blossom," signifying beauty and new life.
Name Census estimates that about 24 living Americans carry the first name Blossie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Blossie today is around 84 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Blossie births was 1917 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Blossie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Blossie is about 84 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Blossies were born before 1952.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Blossie. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
24
~ 1 in 14,281,431 Americans
Peak year
1917
12 babies that year
Average age
84
years old
1951 SSA rank
#5,484
Tracked since 1910
Popularity
Blossie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Blossie from the 1910s through to the 1950s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1910s, with 65 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1910s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Blossie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Blossie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Blossies live
Origin
Meaning and history of Blossie
The given name Blossie is derived from the English word "blossom," which means the flower of a plant or tree. It likely originated in England or the United States in the 19th century, during the Victorian era when floral names were popular for girls.
Blossie is a diminutive form of the name Blossom, which itself is a direct reference to the flowering part of a plant. The name may have been given to babies born in the spring or to symbolize the blossoming of a new life.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Blossie can be found in the 1891 novel "The Damnation of Theron Ware" by American author Harold Frederic. In the book, a character named Blossie Burroughs is mentioned.
Blossie Topsy, born in 1903, was an American vaudeville performer and actress known for her comedic impersonations and appearances in films such as "The Smiling Lieutenant" (1931) and "Blondie of the Follies" (1932).
Blossie Greaves, born in 1905 in England, was a British stage and film actress who appeared in productions like "Hindle Wakes" (1927) and "The Return of the Frog" (1938).
Blossie Hart, born in 1892 in Missouri, was an American novelist and writer who authored several books, including "The Shortstop" (1917) and "The Homesteaders" (1919).
Blossie Bartlett, born in 1876 in New York, was an American educator and author who wrote several works on teaching methods and child development, such as "Childhood and Girlhood" (1907) and "The Larger Self" (1914).
While not an exhaustive list, these examples illustrate the use of the name Blossie throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily in the United States and England.
People
Blossie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Blossie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Blossie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Blossie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 24 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Blossie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 14,281,431 US residents.
Is Blossie a common name?
We classify Blossie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 43% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 191 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Blossie most popular?
The single biggest year for Blossie was 1917, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Blossie is about 84 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Blossie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Blossie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Blossie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Blossie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Blossie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Blossie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are called Blossie?
Find out how many people have the name Blossie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.