Unisex name ★ peaked 2015

Blaise

Gender Unisex · 9% girls Rank 2025 #1,038 Trend → Stable

Borrowed from Old French Blaise in the Middle Ages and revived partly due to the modern French equivalent, from Latin Blasius.

Rank 2025
#1,038
among boys · ↑68 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
256
named Blaise · +9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,019
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2015
307 babies
All-time total
9,656
#1,303 all-time among boys
First recorded
1913
in Social Security records

Blaise popularity over time

9,656 babies have been named Blaise since 1913, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

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 – 43 43 4 – #2,438
1920s – 60 60 6 +40% #2,407
1930s – 82 82 8 +37% #1,909
1940s – 160 160 16 +95% #1,350
1950s – 399 399 40 +149% #989
1960s – 436 436 44 +9% #987
1970s – 281 281 28 -36% #1,571
1980s 56 537 593 59 +111% #1,058
1990s 166 1,214 1,380 138 +133% #892
2000s 156 1,942 2,098 210 +52% #803
2010s 245 2,337 2,582 258 +23% #808
2020s (to 2025) 265 1,277 1,542 257 0% #936

Where Blaise is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 212 0.12 outside top 500
2027 211 0.12 outside top 500
2028 210 0.12 outside top 500
2029 210 0.12 outside top 500
2030 209 0.12 outside top 500

Where Blaise is most popular

Boys named Blaise per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.121 per 1,000. Strongest in Kansas, Louisiana, and Minnesota.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Blaise 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Kansas 32 0.467 +287%
Louisiana 41 0.401 +232%
Minnesota 39 0.318 +164%
Virginia 42 0.221 +83%
Wisconsin 25 0.211 +75%
Connecticut 14 0.207 +71%
Ohio 50 0.189 +56%
Michigan 38 0.186 +54%
Pennsylvania 48 0.181 +50%
Missouri 19 0.137 +14%
New Jersey 27 0.134 +11%
Florida 62 0.131 +9%
Maryland 14 0.117 ≈ national
Nebraska 5 0.115 -5%
Illinois 29 0.113 -6%
Georgia 26 0.103 -15%
Texas 90 0.102 -15%
Arkansas 6 0.095 -21%
Tennessee 17 0.094 -22%
Arizona 15 0.092 -24%
Colorado 11 0.085 -29%
New York 35 0.081 -33%
North Carolina 20 0.078 -35%
Oklahoma 6 0.068 -44%
Indiana 10 0.062 -48%
California 49 0.054 -56%
Washington 8 0.049 -59%
Massachusetts 5 0.036 -70%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Blaise

Blaise is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,038 in 2025 with 213 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 9,656 American babies have been named Blaise, about 91% boys and 9% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2015, when 307 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Blaise stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Blaise?

The median living Blaise is about 18 years old; half are between 8 and 29. An estimated 9,100 people named Blaise are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

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

Blaise 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 43 #3,530 213 #1,038
2024 41 #3,706 194 #1,106
2023 43 #3,600 199 #1,080
2022 46 #3,429 219 #1,016
2021 52 #3,119 217 #1,009
2020 40 #3,694 235 #936
2019 40 #3,729 235 #927
2018 29 #4,681 204 #1,012
2017 31 #4,494 234 #913
2016 24 #5,482 238 #904
2015 24 #5,493 283 #808
2014 31 #4,563 262 #851
2013 15 #7,814 230 #904
2012 23 #5,736 227 #909
2011 10 #10,523 213 #935
2010 18 #6,952 211 #949
2009 9 #11,609 206 #969
2008 9 #11,746 184 #1,031
2007 11 #10,238 197 #990
2006 14 #8,310 188 #986
2005 11 #9,554 172 #999
2004 22 #5,595 196 #884
2003 9 #10,555 216 #804
2002 18 #6,180 214 #803
2001 27 #4,463 208 #805
2000 26 #4,546 161 #943
1995 18 #5,248 110 #1,070
1990 16 #5,587 96 #1,087
1985 – – 63 #1,182
1980 – – 32 #1,768
1975 – – 26 #1,839
1970 – – 28 #1,621
1965 – – 48 #1,068
1960 – – 58 #1,010
1955 – – 38 #1,221
1950 – – 26 #1,437
1945 – – 9 #2,413
1940 – – 14 #1,906
1935 – – 10 #2,407
1930 – – 6 #3,633
1925 – – 9 #2,953
1920 – – – –
1915 – – 8 #2,852
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Blaise

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Blaise Pascal Blaise Pascal French polymath (1623–1662) 17th century
  2. 2 Blaise Compaoré Blaise Compaoré President of Burkina Faso from 1987 to 2014 b. 1951 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Blaise Cendrars Blaise Cendrars Swiss-born novelist and poet (1887–1961) 19th century
  4. 4 Blaise de Vigenère Blaise de Vigenère French cryptographer 1523–1596 · 16th century
  5. 5 Blaise Nkufo Blaise Nkufo Swiss footballer (born 1975) Contemporary
  6. 6 Blaise Kouassi Ivorian former professional footballer (born 1975) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Blaise?

The median living Blaise is about 18 years old. Half of all living Blaises are between 8 and 29 years old.

How many people named Blaise are alive today?

An estimated 9,100 people named Blaise are alive in the United States, based on 9,656 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Blaise mean?

Borrowed from Old French Blaise in the Middle Ages and revived partly due to the modern French equivalent, from Latin Blasius.

How popular is the name Blaise in 2025?

Blaise ranked #1,038 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 213 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Blaise?

9,656 babies have been named Blaise in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Blaise most popular?

Blaise peaked in 2015, when 307 newborns received the name.

Is Blaise a boy or girl name?

Blaise is used for both: about 9% of babies named Blaise have been girls and 91% boys.

Is the name Blaise rising or falling?

Blaise has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Blaise become more popular?

Blaise looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 209 boys named Blaise in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Blaise?

Well-known people named Blaise include Blaise Pascal (mathematician), Blaise Compaoré (politician), Blaise Cendrars (writer).

Names like Blaise

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