Blaine
#5,917 for girls in 2025, 20 births · #991 for boys in 2025, 230 births
Given to boys 96.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1884 · 62 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 33,071since 1880
Blaine over time
Rank among boys' names. Blaine has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,917 | 20 | #991 | 230 |
| 2024 | #4,207 | 34 | #1,119 | 191 |
| 2023 | #4,565 | 30 | #1,047 | 208 |
| 2022 | #5,028 | 26 | #1,032 | 214 |
| 2021 | #4,607 | 29 | #984 | 224 |
| 2020 | #5,850 | 20 | #882 | 256 |
| 2019 | #6,698 | 17 | #875 | 251 |
| 2018 | #8,617 | 12 | #876 | 249 |
| 2017 | #6,531 | 18 | #736 | 323 |
| 2016 | #6,401 | 19 | #689 | 359 |
| 2015 | #8,008 | 14 | #650 | 400 |
| 2014 | #6,207 | 20 | #674 | 377 |
| 2013 | #6,729 | 18 | #578 | 446 |
| 2012 | #6,576 | 19 | #580 | 442 |
| 2011 | #8,196 | 14 | #569 | 439 |
| 2010 | #7,880 | 15 | #635 | 381 |
| 2009 | #8,058 | 15 | #642 | 390 |
| 2008 | #7,073 | 18 | #615 | 404 |
| 2007 | #9,007 | 13 | #560 | 461 |
| 2006 | #9,286 | 12 | #572 | 436 |
| 2005 | #7,138 | 16 | #525 | 467 |
| 2004 | #6,489 | 18 | #566 | 402 |
| 2003 | #5,586 | 21 | #478 | 519 |
| 2002 | #5,086 | 23 | #434 | 576 |
| 2001 | #4,447 | 27 | #405 | 617 |
| 2000 | #4,291 | 28 | #451 | 527 |
| 1999 | #4,445 | 25 | #525 | 401 |
| 1998 | #4,238 | 26 | #498 | 434 |
| 1997 | #4,370 | 24 | #454 | 484 |
| 1996 | #3,942 | 27 | #505 | 413 |
| 1995 | #3,878 | 27 | #494 | 434 |
| 1994 | #3,372 | 33 | #502 | 403 |
| 1993 | #3,422 | 32 | #460 | 457 |
| 1992 | #3,267 | 34 | #438 | 503 |
| 1991 | #3,936 | 26 | #432 | 516 |
| 1990 | #3,078 | 36 | #400 | 577 |
| 1989 | #3,165 | 33 | #374 | 599 |
| 1988 | #2,744 | 38 | #394 | 502 |
| 1987 | #2,723 | 36 | #382 | 503 |
| 1986 | #3,277 | 27 | #438 | 383 |
| 1985 | #3,852 | 21 | #491 | 310 |
| 1984 | #3,329 | 25 | #513 | 276 |
| 1983 | #3,431 | 23 | #514 | 266 |
| 1982 | #2,581 | 36 | #530 | 260 |
| 1981 | #2,529 | 37 | #479 | 303 |
| 1980 | #3,992 | 19 | #526 | 267 |
| 1979 | #3,668 | 21 | #567 | 229 |
| 1978 | #6,948 | 8 | #537 | 238 |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 | #530 | 250 |
| 1976 | — | #491 | 262 | |
| 1975 | — | #514 | 243 | |
| 1974 | — | #515 | 234 | |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | #489 | 252 |
| 1972 | — | #488 | 259 | |
| 1971 | #5,136 | 10 | #466 | 307 |
| 1970 | — | #451 | 330 | |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #429 | 340 |
| 1968 | — | #441 | 299 | |
| 1967 | — | #450 | 280 | |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #433 | 308 |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #420 | 344 |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | #398 | 397 |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #407 | 390 |
| 1962 | — | #385 | 434 | |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #386 | 423 |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #403 | 387 |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #426 | 351 |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | #428 | 338 |
| 1957 | — | #420 | 345 | |
| 1956 | — | #405 | 352 | |
| 1955 | — | #414 | 315 | |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #399 | 325 |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #396 | 314 |
| 1952 | — | #424 | 268 | |
| 1951 | — | #422 | 259 | |
| 1950 | — | #433 | 235 | |
| 1949 | — | #482 | 187 | |
| 1948 | — | #464 | 206 | |
| 1947 | — | #463 | 210 | |
| 1946 | — | #473 | 184 | |
| 1945 | — | #512 | 137 | |
| 1944 | — | #564 | 117 | |
| 1943 | — | #482 | 163 | |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #501 | 149 |
| 1941 | — | #499 | 136 | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #500 | 135 |
| 1939 | — | #472 | 145 | |
| 1938 | — | #518 | 125 | |
| 1937 | — | #508 | 128 | |
| 1936 | — | #466 | 146 | |
| 1935 | — | #479 | 140 | |
| 1934 | — | #465 | 147 | |
| 1933 | — | #453 | 148 | |
| 1932 | — | #493 | 135 | |
| 1931 | — | #512 | 126 | |
| 1930 | — | #473 | 157 | |
| 1929 | — | #474 | 153 | |
| 1928 | — | #518 | 135 | |
| 1927 | — | #518 | 139 | |
| 1926 | — | #499 | 146 | |
| 1925 | — | #531 | 134 | |
| 1924 | — | #514 | 148 | |
| 1923 | — | #456 | 179 | |
| 1922 | — | #499 | 155 | |
| 1921 | — | #492 | 159 | |
| 1920 | — | #524 | 135 | |
| 1919 | — | #511 | 136 | |
| 1918 | — | #556 | 117 | |
| 1917 | — | #509 | 127 | |
| 1916 | — | #523 | 119 | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #544 | 105 |
| 1914 | — | #591 | 72 | |
| 1913 | — | #539 | 64 | |
| 1912 | — | #659 | 41 | |
| 1911 | — | #644 | 23 | |
| 1910 | — | #654 | 20 | |
| 1909 | — | #840 | 12 | |
| 1908 | — | #825 | 11 | |
| 1907 | — | #664 | 15 | |
| 1906 | — | #852 | 9 | |
| 1905 | — | #699 | 12 | |
| 1904 | — | #686 | 12 | |
| 1903 | — | #846 | 8 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #804 | 8 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #534 | 15 | |
| 1895 | — | #795 | 8 | |
| 1894 | — | #730 | 9 | |
| 1893 | — | #650 | 10 | |
| 1892 | — | #458 | 18 | |
| 1891 | — | #427 | 17 | |
| 1890 | — | #603 | 11 | |
| 1889 | — | #415 | 19 | |
| 1888 | — | #554 | 13 | |
| 1887 | — | #516 | 12 | |
| 1886 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1885 | — | #399 | 20 | |
| 1884 | — | #209 | 62 | |
| 1883 | — | #497 | 13 | |
| 1882 | — | #514 | 13 | |
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Blaine was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1897, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Blaine is popular in 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#95 · 1 in 426
- North Dakota#113 · 1 in 653
- South Dakota#162 · 1 in 1,085
- Idaho#195 · 1 in 1,363
- Utah#197 · 1 in 1,463
Best ever in a state: #39 in Utah, 1931.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #95 | 16 | 1 in 426 |
| North Dakota | #113 | 9 | 1 in 653 |
| South Dakota | #162 | 5 | 1 in 1,085 |
| Idaho | #195 | 6 | 1 in 1,363 |
| Utah | #197 | 13 | 1 in 1,463 |
| Minnesota | #225 | 12 | 1 in 2,737 |
| Iowa | #248 | 7 | 1 in 3,117 |
| Oklahoma | #261 | 11 | 1 in 2,141 |
| Louisiana | #264 | 21 | 1 in 1,746 |
| Washington | #267 | 13 | 1 in 2,443 |
| Maryland | #315 | 7 | 1 in 3,455 |
| Indiana | #321 | 10 | 1 in 4,011 |
| Oregon | #355 | 5 | 1 in 4,014 |
| Arizona | #362 | 7 | 1 in 3,310 |
| Pennsylvania | #390 | 12 | 1 in 6,451 |
| Ohio | #399 | 13 | 1 in 6,203 |
| Wisconsin | #400 | 5 | 1 in 6,928 |
| Missouri | #417 | 6 | 1 in 6,103 |
| Colorado | #418 | 5 | 1 in 4,767 |
| Illinois | #452 | 16 | 1 in 5,289 |
| Texas | #568 | 21 | 1 in 6,559 |
| Michigan | #579 | 6 | 1 in 10,935 |
| California | #637 | 21 | 1 in 9,566 |
| Florida | #652 | 7 | 1 in 8,993 |
| New York | #809 | 8 | 1 in 14,193 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Blaine
- 128 spots since 2024 (#1,119 → #991)
- 109 spots since 2020 (#882 → #991)
- 341 spots since 2015 (#650 → #991)
- Biggest jump: 288 spots in 1884 (#497 → #209)
- Biggest drop: 192 spots in 1893 (#458 → #650)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1884 at #209 (62 births)
- Births halved by 1885, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 138 yrs · run 1903–2021
- Highest: 1 in 1,846 boys born in 1884 were named Blaine (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,426 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 14.5% of all boys named Blaine (4,799) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 175 | #209 (1884) | #533 |
| 1890s | 96 | #427 (1891) | #625 |
| 1900s | 84 | #664 (1907) | #840 |
| 1910s | 824 | #509 (1917) | #573 |
| 1920s | 1,483 | #456 (1923) | #503 |
| 1930s | 1,397 | #453 (1933) | #484 |
| 1940s | 1,624 | #463 (1947) | #494 |
| 1950s | 3,102 | #396 (1953) | #417 |
| 1960s | 3,602 | #385 (1962) | #415 |
| 1970s | 2,604 | #451 (1970) | #505 |
| 1980s | 3,669 | #374 (1989) | #464 |
| 1990s | 4,622 | #400 (1990) | #471 |
| 2000s | 4,799 | #405 (2001) | #525 |
| 2010s | 3,667 | #569 (2011) | #686 |
| 2020s | 1,323 | #882 (2020) | #1,009 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Blaine in 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 45,083 of them was named Blaine, which outranked 79.3% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,488Tandra38
- #2,488Tegan38
- #2,488Winona38
- #2,529Blaine37
- #2,529Aime37
- #2,529Anglea37
- #2,529Bobbijo37
- #2,563Adena36
- #2,563Aleasha36
- #2,563Analisa36
Tied with 33 names at #2,529; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 5,911 of them was named Blaine, which outranked 93.4% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).