Blaine

#5,917 for girls in 2025, 20 births · #991 for boys in 2025, 230 births
Given to boys 96.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1884 · 62 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
33,071
since 1880

Blaine over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Blaine has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #209, 1884boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,91720#991230
2024#4,20734#1,119191
2023#4,56530#1,047208
2022#5,02826#1,032214
2021#4,60729#984224
2020#5,85020#882256
2019#6,69817#875251
2018#8,61712#876249
2017#6,53118#736323
2016#6,40119#689359
2015#8,00814#650400
2014#6,20720#674377
2013#6,72918#578446
2012#6,57619#580442
2011#8,19614#569439
2010#7,88015#635381
2009#8,05815#642390
2008#7,07318#615404
2007#9,00713#560461
2006#9,28612#572436
2005#7,13816#525467
2004#6,48918#566402
2003#5,58621#478519
2002#5,08623#434576
2001#4,44727#405617
2000#4,29128#451527
1999#4,44525#525401
1998#4,23826#498434
1997#4,37024#454484
1996#3,94227#505413
1995#3,87827#494434
1994#3,37233#502403
1993#3,42232#460457
1992#3,26734#438503
1991#3,93626#432516
1990#3,07836#400577
1989#3,16533#374599
1988#2,74438#394502
1987#2,72336#382503
1986#3,27727#438383
1985#3,85221#491310
1984#3,32925#513276
1983#3,43123#514266
1982#2,58136#530260
1981#2,52937#479303
1980#3,99219#526267
1979#3,66821#567229
1978#6,9488#537238
1977#6,3409#530250
1976—#491262
1975—#514243
1974—#515234
1973#6,0808#489252
1972—#488259
1971#5,13610#466307
1970—#451330
1969#6,6176#429340
1968—#441299
1967—#450280
1966#5,2737#433308
1965#5,8176#420344
1964#5,4747#398397
1963#6,5925#407390
1962—#385434
1961#5,3097#386423
1960#6,3905#403387
1959#6,2455#426351
1958#5,4086#428338
1957—#420345
1956—#405352
1955—#414315
1954#5,7535#399325
1953#5,6735#396314
1952—#424268
1951—#422259
1950—#433235
1949—#482187
1948—#464206
1947—#463210
1946—#473184
1945—#512137
1944—#564117
1943—#482163
1942#4,6225#501149
1941—#499136
1940#4,3495#500135
1939—#472145
1938—#518125
1937—#508128
1936—#466146
1935—#479140
1934—#465147
1933—#453148
1932—#493135
1931—#512126
1930—#473157
1929—#474153
1928—#518135
1927—#518139
1926—#499146
1925—#531134
1924—#514148
1923—#456179
1922—#499155
1921—#492159
1920—#524135
1919—#511136
1918—#556117
1917—#509127
1916—#523119
1915#4,2745#544105
1914—#59172
1913—#53964
1912—#65941
1911—#64423
1910—#65420
1909—#84012
1908—#82511
1907—#66415
1906—#8529
1905—#69912
1904—#68612
1903—#8468
1902——
1901——
1900—#1,3105
1899——
1898—#8048
1897——
1896—#53415
1895—#7958
1894—#7309
1893—#65010
1892—#45818
1891—#42717
1890—#60311
1889—#41519
1888—#55413
1887—#51612
1886—#54012
1885—#39920
1884—#20962
1883—#49713
1882—#51413
1881—#7816
1880—#9095
First appearance
1880

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 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedAKMaine: #172 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,526 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedNHWashington: #175 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,134 boysWAIdaho: #193 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,115 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #104 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 463 boysNDMinnesota: #213 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,103 boysMNIllinois: #593 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 7,233 boysILWisconsin: #241 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,364 boysWIMichigan: #399 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,339 boysMINew York: #642 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 8,432 boysNYMassachusetts: #410 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,252 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedRIOregon: #251 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,945 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #129 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 669 boysSDIowa: #158 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,139 boysIAIndiana: #172 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,321 boysINOhio: #370 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,594 boysOHPennsylvania: #311 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,392 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #458 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 4,713 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedUTColorado: #290 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,419 boysCONebraska: #209 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,832 boysNEMissouri: #244 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,986 boysMOKentucky: #247 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,445 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedWVVirginia: #550 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,977 boysVAMaryland: #268 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,292 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedDEArizona: #269 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,893 boysAZNew Mexico: #237 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,292 boysNMKansas: #198 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,421 boysKSArkansas: #286 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,191 boysARTennessee: #406 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,330 boysTNNorth Carolina: #543 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,607 boysNCSouth Carolina: #467 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,716 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #180 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,142 boysOKLouisiana: #187 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 939 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedMSAlabama: #441 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,506 boysALGeorgia: #661 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,243 boysGAHawaii: #247 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,381 boysHITexas: #337 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 2,468 boysTXFlorida: #409 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,722 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#104 · 1 in 463
  2. South Dakota#129 · 1 in 669
  3. Iowa#158 · 1 in 1,139
  4. Indiana#172 · 1 in 1,321
  5. Maine#172 · 1 in 1,526

Best ever in a state: #39 in Utah, 1931.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#104101 in 463
South Dakota#12971 in 669
Iowa#158161 in 1,139
Indiana#172301 in 1,321
Maine#17251 in 1,526
Washington#175301 in 1,134
Oklahoma#180181 in 1,142
Louisiana#187341 in 939
Idaho#19361 in 1,115
Kansas#198121 in 1,421
Nebraska#20961 in 1,832
Minnesota#213151 in 2,103
New Mexico#23791 in 1,292
Wisconsin#241141 in 2,364
Missouri#244191 in 1,986
Hawaii#24751 in 1,381
Kentucky#247101 in 2,445
Oregon#251101 in 1,945
Maryland#268141 in 2,292
Arizona#269161 in 1,893
Arkansas#28671 in 2,191
Colorado#290101 in 2,419
Pennsylvania#311241 in 3,392
Texas#337601 in 2,468
Ohio#370171 in 4,594
Michigan#399161 in 4,339
Tennessee#40681 in 4,330
Florida#409241 in 3,722
Massachusetts#41071 in 6,252
Alabama#44161 in 4,506
California#458571 in 4,713
South Carolina#46751 in 4,716
North Carolina#54371 in 6,607
Virginia#55061 in 6,977
Illinois#593121 in 7,233
New York#642161 in 8,432
Georgia#66161 in 8,243
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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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
4 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1884 at #209 (62 births)
  • Births halved by 1885, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 138 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 138 yrs · run 1903–2021
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,846
  • 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%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 14.5% of all boys named Blaine (4,799) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s175#209 (1884)#533
1890s96#427 (1891)#625
1900s84#664 (1907)#840
1910s824#509 (1917)#573
1920s1,483#456 (1923)#503
1930s1,397#453 (1933)#484
1940s1,624#463 (1947)#494
1950s3,102#396 (1953)#417
1960s3,602#385 (1962)#415
1970s2,604#451 (1970)#505
1980s3,669#374 (1989)#464
1990s4,622#400 (1990)#471
2000s4,799#405 (2001)#525
2010s3,667#569 (2011)#686
2020s1,323#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 1989

girls
#3,165
33 births · 1 in 55,865 girls
boys
#374
599 births · 1 in 3,340 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #3,165Blaine33

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #374Blaine599
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 55,865 of them was named Blaine, which outranked 78.2% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blaine
  1. #3,104Zaida34
  2. #3,104Zoila34
  3. #3,104Zoraida34
  4. #3,165Blaine33
  5. #3,165Abbi33
  6. #3,165Adreana33
  7. #3,165Alta33
  8. #3,253Alejandro32
  9. #3,253Allisa32
  10. #3,253Allyn32

Tied with 87 names at #3,165; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 3,340 of them was named Blaine, which outranked 95.9% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blaine
  1. #371Alec603
  2. #371Earl603
  3. #373Kory601
  4. #374Blaine599
  5. #375Rudy596
  6. #376Jamar595
  7. #377Fabian594
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1989 →