Divine favor, protection, or a gift from God.
A pluralized virtue name derived from the Old English 'bletsian', meaning to consecrate or make holy. It signifies the state of being favored or protected by a higher power and is often chosen to represent a child as a precious gift.
Less common today
Blessings isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,411 in 2019.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
