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Blaire

Meaning A female given name from Scottish Gaelic, variant of Blair Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #384 Trend ↑ Rising 90%

A female given name from Scottish Gaelic, variant of Blair.

Rank 2025
#384
among girls · ↑62 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
809
named Blaire · +15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,004
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
809 babies
All-time total
8,070
#1,919 all-time among girls
First recorded
1956
in Social Security records

Blaire popularity over time

8,070 babies have been named Blaire since 1956, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s 11 – 11 1 – #5,362
1960s 34 5 39 4 +255% #5,043
1970s 75 – 75 8 +92% #4,062
1980s 793 13 806 81 +975% #1,295
1990s 828 26 854 85 +6% #1,522
2000s 501 – 501 50 -41% #2,757
2010s 2,198 20 2,218 222 +343% #732
2020s (to 2025) 3,519 47 3,566 594 +168% #384

Where Blaire is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 897 0.56 #340
2027 987 0.61 #307
2028 1,071 0.67 #287
2029 1,147 0.71 #273
2030 1,216 0.76 #253

Where Blaire is most popular

Girls named Blaire per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.381 per 1,000. Strongest in Iowa, West Virginia, and Oklahoma.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Blaire born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Iowa 89 1.52 +300%
West Virginia 29 1.11 +190%
Oklahoma 68 0.924 +142%
North Dakota 12 0.913 +139%
Missouri 102 0.846 +122%
Utah 68 0.817 +114%
Arkansas 43 0.814 +113%
Michigan 148 0.813 +113%
Mississippi 38 0.812 +113%
Idaho 27 0.807 +112%
Louisiana 70 0.800 +110%
South Dakota 11 0.771 +102%
Wisconsin 76 0.738 +94%
Kentucky 61 0.713 +87%
Indiana 100 0.712 +87%
Minnesota 73 0.676 +77%
South Carolina 59 0.656 +72%
Ohio 147 0.620 +63%
Kansas 35 0.607 +59%
Pennsylvania 132 0.558 +46%
Nebraska 20 0.556 +46%
North Carolina 121 0.531 +39%
Tennessee 83 0.524 +37%
Alabama 47 0.501 +31%
Illinois 113 0.494 +29%
Georgia 111 0.489 +28%
Colorado 50 0.448 +17%
Texas 343 0.426 +12%
Washington 59 0.408 +7%
Arizona 57 0.406 +7%
Maryland 43 0.406 +6%
Oregon 26 0.399 +5%
New Hampshire 7 0.379 ≈ national
Virginia 64 0.375 ≈ national
Maine 5 0.323 -15%
Florida 135 0.316 -17%
Massachusetts 33 0.273 -28%
New York 67 0.169 -56%
California 139 0.165 -57%
New Jersey 27 0.150 -61%
Nevada 5 0.108 -72%
Connecticut 6 0.103 -73%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Montana – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Blaire

Blaire is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #384 in 2025 with 802 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1956, 8,070 American babies have been named Blaire. Its peak came in 2025, when 809 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Blaire stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Blaire?

The median living Blaire is about 7 years old; half are between 2 and 19. An estimated 8,000 people named Blaire are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Blaire year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 802 #384 7 #9,842
2024 699 #446 7 #10,046
2023 587 #518 10 #7,810
2022 542 #561 10 #7,834
2021 463 #641 6 #10,977
2020 426 #673 7 #9,698
2019 386 #732 5 #12,403
2018 321 #845 – –
2017 294 #910 5 #12,519
2016 288 #949 – –
2015 215 #1,172 – –
2014 196 #1,241 5 #12,327
2013 160 #1,421 – –
2012 121 #1,715 – –
2011 123 #1,703 5 #12,520
2010 94 #2,096 – –
2009 65 #2,757 – –
2008 61 #2,893 – –
2007 59 #3,003 – –
2006 58 #2,943 – –
2005 41 #3,596 – –
2004 39 #3,696 – –
2003 44 #3,297 – –
2002 42 #3,287 – –
2001 42 #3,262 – –
2000 50 #2,863 – –
1995 86 #1,704 – –
1990 92 #1,619 – –
1985 98 #1,340 – –
1980 43 #2,284 – –
1975 10 #5,561 – –
1970 6 #7,139 – –
1965 6 #5,870 – –
1960 5 #6,463 – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Blaire, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Blaire?

The median living Blaire is about 7 years old. Half of all living Blaires are between 2 and 19 years old.

How many people named Blaire are alive today?

An estimated 8,000 people named Blaire are alive in the United States, based on 8,070 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Blaire mean?

A female given name from Scottish Gaelic, variant of Blair.

How popular is the name Blaire in 2025?

Blaire ranked #384 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 802 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Blaire?

8,070 babies have been named Blaire in the United States since 1956, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Blaire most popular?

Blaire peaked in 2025, when 809 newborns received the name.

Is Blaire a boy or girl name?

Blaire is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Blaire rising or falling?

Blaire is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Blaire become more popular?

Blaire is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,216 girls named Blaire in 2030, which would rank around #253. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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