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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #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 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedAKMaine: #171 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,226 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedNHWashington: #258 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,799 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #143 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 848 boysNDMinnesota: #235 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,380 boysMNIllinois: #424 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,804 boysILWisconsin: #367 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,093 boysWIMichigan: #434 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,579 boysMINew York: #838 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 12,219 boysNYMassachusetts: #444 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,921 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedRIOregon: #242 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,641 boysORNevada: #231 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,310 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedSDIowa: #187 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,380 boysIAIndiana: #311 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,074 boysINOhio: #353 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,792 boysOHPennsylvania: #379 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,224 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #479 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 5,140 boysCAUtah: #319 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,364 boysUTColorado: #365 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,032 boysCONebraska: #198 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,512 boysNEMissouri: #350 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,388 boysMOKentucky: #344 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,126 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedWVVirginia: #426 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,208 boysVAMaryland: #412 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,087 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedDEArizona: #314 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,172 boysAZNew Mexico: #311 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,915 boysNMKansas: #266 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,010 boysKSArkansas: #322 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,493 boysARTennessee: #497 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,893 boysTNNorth Carolina: #568 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,578 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #186 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,034 boysOKLouisiana: #250 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,347 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedMSAlabama: #468 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,398 boysALGeorgia: #723 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,109 boysGAHawaii: #141 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 633 boysHITexas: #402 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 3,261 boysTXFlorida: #453 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 4,047 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#141 · 1 in 633
  2. North Dakota#143 · 1 in 848
  3. Maine#171 · 1 in 1,226
  4. Oklahoma#186 · 1 in 1,034
  5. Iowa#187 · 1 in 1,380

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#141111 in 633
North Dakota#14351 in 848
Maine#17161 in 1,226
Oklahoma#186201 in 1,034
Iowa#187131 in 1,380
Nebraska#19871 in 1,512
Nevada#23171 in 1,310
Minnesota#235131 in 2,380
Oregon#242121 in 1,641
Louisiana#250231 in 1,347
Washington#258201 in 1,799
Kansas#26681 in 2,010
Indiana#311131 in 3,074
New Mexico#31161 in 1,915
Arizona#314141 in 2,172
Utah#31971 in 2,364
Arkansas#32261 in 2,493
Kentucky#34461 in 4,126
Missouri#350111 in 3,388
Ohio#353211 in 3,792
Colorado#36581 in 3,032
Wisconsin#36781 in 4,093
Pennsylvania#379191 in 4,224
Texas#402471 in 3,261
Maryland#41281 in 4,087
Illinois#424231 in 3,804
Virginia#426101 in 4,208
Michigan#434151 in 4,579
Massachusetts#44461 in 6,921
Florida#453221 in 4,047
Alabama#46861 in 4,398
California#479561 in 5,140
Tennessee#49761 in 5,893
North Carolina#56871 in 6,578
Georgia#72361 in 8,109
New York#838111 in 12,219
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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 1991

girls
#3,936
26 births · 1 in 72,116 girls
boys
#432
516 births · 1 in 3,915 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #3,936Blaine26

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #432Blaine516
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 72,116 of them was named Blaine, which outranked 74.6% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blaine
  1. #3,817Yezenia27
  2. #3,817Yolonda27
  3. #3,817Zoie27
  4. #3,936Blaine26
  5. #3,936Adrieanna26
  6. #3,936Aleigha26
  7. #3,936Alida26
  8. #4,059Abriana25
  9. #4,059Alejandro25
  10. #4,059Alessia25

Tied with 122 names at #3,936; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

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

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 3,915 of them was named Blaine, which outranked 95.5% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blaine
  1. #429Norman520
  2. #430Charlie518
  3. #431Stephan517
  4. #432Blaine516
  5. #432Antoine516
  6. #432Bret516
  7. #435Shannon514
  8. #436Demarcus511
  9. #436Julius511

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991 →