Blaise
#3,517 for girls in 2025, 43 births · #1,038 for boys in 2025, 213 births
Given to boys 90.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2002 · 214 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 8,768since 1913
Blaise over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | #3,517 | 43 | #1,038 | 213 |
| 2024 | #3,695 | 41 | #1,106 | 194 |
| 2023 | #3,585 | 43 | #1,080 | 199 |
| 2022 | #3,416 | 46 | #1,015 | 219 |
| 2021 | #3,112 | 52 | #1,006 | 217 |
| 2020 | #3,676 | 40 | #935 | 235 |
| 2019 | #3,718 | 40 | #927 | 235 |
| 2018 | #4,662 | 29 | #1,012 | 204 |
| 2017 | #4,477 | 31 | #910 | 234 |
| 2016 | #5,445 | 24 | #904 | 238 |
| 2015 | #5,458 | 24 | #808 | 283 |
| 2014 | #4,544 | 31 | #851 | 262 |
| 2013 | #7,748 | 15 | #904 | 230 |
| 2012 | #5,710 | 23 | #909 | 227 |
| 2011 | #10,374 | 10 | #935 | 213 |
| 2010 | #6,904 | 18 | #949 | 211 |
| 2009 | #11,459 | 9 | #969 | 206 |
| 2008 | #11,599 | 9 | #1,031 | 184 |
| 2007 | #10,129 | 11 | #990 | 197 |
| 2006 | #8,237 | 14 | #985 | 188 |
| 2005 | #9,452 | 11 | #999 | 172 |
| 2004 | #5,555 | 22 | #884 | 196 |
| 2003 | #10,425 | 9 | #804 | 216 |
| 2002 | #6,129 | 18 | #803 | 214 |
| 2001 | #4,447 | 27 | #805 | 208 |
| 2000 | #4,527 | 26 | #942 | 161 |
| 1999 | #5,424 | 19 | #889 | 169 |
| 1998 | #5,123 | 20 | #900 | 160 |
| 1997 | #6,483 | 14 | #966 | 136 |
| 1996 | #4,583 | 22 | #979 | 128 |
| 1995 | #5,221 | 18 | #1,069 | 110 |
| 1994 | #5,249 | 18 | #1,002 | 123 |
| 1993 | #7,038 | 12 | #1,015 | 117 |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | #1,221 | 85 |
| 1991 | #6,588 | 13 | #1,162 | 90 |
| 1990 | #5,549 | 16 | #1,086 | 96 |
| 1989 | #6,531 | 12 | #1,057 | 97 |
| 1988 | #5,065 | 16 | #1,070 | 86 |
| 1987 | — | #1,337 | 55 | |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | #1,363 | 52 |
| 1985 | — | #1,181 | 63 | |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #1,556 | 39 |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #1,534 | 39 |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #1,415 | 45 |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #1,899 | 29 |
| 1980 | — | #1,765 | 32 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,570 | 37 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,616 | 34 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,780 | 29 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,828 | 27 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,835 | 26 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,886 | 24 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,653 | 28 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,158 | 18 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,597 | 30 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,615 | 28 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,492 | 29 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,788 | 20 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,364 | 31 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,401 | 30 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,064 | 48 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,070 | 50 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,069 | 51 | |
| 1962 | — | #984 | 60 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,013 | 59 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,008 | 58 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,004 | 59 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,277 | 36 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,278 | 37 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,032 | 53 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,219 | 38 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,137 | 43 | |
| 1953 | — | #989 | 53 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,430 | 28 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,462 | 26 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,434 | 26 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,872 | 16 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,346 | 29 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,482 | 25 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,759 | 17 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,393 | 9 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,080 | 12 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,910 | 15 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,523 | 9 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,903 | 14 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,894 | 14 | |
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | #1,901 | 14 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,992 | 13 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,301 | 10 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,396 | 10 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,973 | 7 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,004 | 7 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,638 | 9 | |
| 1931 | — | #3,390 | 6 | |
| 1930 | — | #3,592 | 6 | |
| 1929 | — | — | ||
| 1928 | — | #2,387 | 12 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,523 | 11 | |
| 1926 | — | #3,139 | 8 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,936 | 9 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,867 | 6 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,950 | 9 | |
| 1922 | — | — | ||
| 1921 | — | #4,322 | 5 | |
| 1920 | — | — | ||
| 1919 | — | #3,736 | 6 | |
| 1918 | — | #4,179 | 5 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,423 | 11 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,926 | 8 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,829 | 8 | |
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| 1913 | — | #2,821 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Blaise! It came in at #2,821, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1913–1914, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Blaise is popular in 2008
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Louisiana#380 · 1 in 1,934
- Pennsylvania#469 · 1 in 3,548
- Kansas#484 · 1 in 2,819
- Michigan#788 · 1 in 6,425
- Missouri#813 · 1 in 6,904
Best ever in a state: #132 in Hawaii, 1998.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #380 | 13 | 1 in 1,934 |
| Pennsylvania | #469 | 18 | 1 in 3,548 |
| Kansas | #484 | 6 | 1 in 2,819 |
| Michigan | #788 | 8 | 1 in 6,425 |
| Missouri | #813 | 5 | 1 in 6,904 |
| Indiana | #845 | 5 | 1 in 7,658 |
| Ohio | #928 | 7 | 1 in 9,205 |
| New Jersey | #995 | 5 | 1 in 9,117 |
| Florida | #997 | 11 | 1 in 9,137 |
| California | #1,112 | 18 | 1 in 14,121 |
| New York | #1,303 | 8 | 1 in 13,639 |
| Texas | #1,437 | 10 | 1 in 18,920 |
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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 Blaise
- 68 spots since 2024 (#1,106 → #1,038)
- 103 spots since 2020 (#935 → #1,038)
- 230 spots since 2015 (#808 → #1,038)
- Biggest jump: 441 spots in 1953 (#1,430 → #989)
- Biggest drop: 148 spots in 1954 (#989 → #1,137)
- Debuted 1913
- Peaked 2002 at #803 (214 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 25 yrs · run 1996–2007
- Highest: 1 in 6,773 boys born in 2015 were named Blaise (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,019 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #803 in 2002, was only 1 in 9,072 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 26.7% of all boys named Blaise (2,337) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 43 | #2,423 (1917) | #3,152 |
| 1920s | 60 | #2,387 (1928) | #3,161 |
| 1930s | 82 | #1,901 (1938) | #2,687 |
| 1940s | 160 | #1,346 (1948) | #1,916 |
| 1950s | 399 | #989 (1953) | #1,226 |
| 1960s | 436 | #984 (1962) | #1,225 |
| 1970s | 281 | #1,570 (1979) | #1,754 |
| 1980s | 537 | #1,057 (1989) | #1,418 |
| 1990s | 1,214 | #889 (1999) | #1,029 |
| 2000s | 1,942 | #803 (2002) | #921 |
| 2010s | 2,337 | #808 (2015) | #911 |
| 2020s | 1,277 | #935 (2020) | #1,030 |
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.
Blaise in 2008
Top girls' names in 2008
Top boys' names in 2008
More about 2008
girls
1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 210,104 of them was named Blaise, which outranked 43.4% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #10,807Zykera10
- #10,807Zylie10
- #10,807Zyniah10
- #11,599Blaise9
- #11,599Aadhya9
- #11,599Aadyn9
- #11,599Aarin9
- #12,579Aailyah8
- #12,579Aalana8
- #12,579Aaliyana8
Tied with 979 names at #11,599; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 11,088 of them was named Blaise, which outranked 93.0% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,028Treyvon186
- #1,029Elvin185
- #1,029Westin185
- #1,031Blaise184
- #1,031Dallin184
- #1,031Deion184
- #1,031Gannon184
- #1,037Archer183
- #1,037Coen183
- #1,037Javian183
Tied with 5 names at #1,031; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.