Bloom
1 syllable
⚧ Unisex ◎ ModernAmerican / Multicultural ◈ 1 syllable
"Flower; blossoming; growth; flourishing."

From ModernAmerican / Multicultural

Bloom means flower or to flourish — from the Old Norse blóm. A bloom IS the most beautifully opened flower — the moment of maximum beauty. Leopold Bloom IS literature's most important everyman — Joyce's Ulysses. One syllable of the most beautifully opened, maximum beauty, AND literature's most important everyman.

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Bloom at a glance
MeaningFlower; blossoming; growth; flourishing.
OriginModernAmerican / Multicultural
GenderUnisex
Syllables1
NumerologyLife Path 3
US Rank (today)#5691
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Why parents love Bloom
  • A bloom IS the moment of maximum beauty.Leopold Bloom IS literature's most important everyman.One syllable with a luminous, Norse sound: BLOOM.The meaning flourish IS maximally alive.The most directly flowering name.
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The vibe of Bloom
flowerto flourishOld Norseblómbloombeautifully openedmaximum beautyLeopoldUlysses
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Origin & history of Bloom
Old Norse blóm (flower) → Bloom
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ModernAmerican / Multicultural roots
A bloom IS maximum beauty. Leopold Bloom IS literature's most important everyman — Ulysses.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Old Norse; Joyce's Leopold Bloom (1922).
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Today
Bloom remains a beloved choice, ranking #5691 in the US. 216 babies have been named Bloom since 2019.
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How popular is Bloom?
2023 peak year
The name Bloom reached its peak in 2023, with 62 registrations (ranked #2756). It had only entered records 4 years earlier, in 2019. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #5691) today, averaging about 36 new babies per year. Bloom has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 216 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
62 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,756)
36 Avg. per year
(last decade)
360 Total registrations
last 10 years
216 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #5,691) Rare
↑ Trending upward in recent years
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Numerology of Bloom
3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.

Bloom's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — flourishing seeking. People named Bloom tend to be luminous, alive, and gifted at being the moment of maximum beauty AND literature's everyman.

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Maximum beauty AND literature's everyman
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Leopold-Ulysses
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Flourish-alive
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Luminous-Norse
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One-syllable flower
B2
L3
O6
O6
M4
Sum: 21 → Life path 3
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Personality of Bloom
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Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
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Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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