Bly vs Blythe

Side-by-side comparison of Bly and Blythe — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Bly

Boy name

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Name B

Blythe

Girl name · Rank #1861

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Metric Bly Blythe
Current Rank Unranked #1861
Total Births (all years) 50 5,076
Peak Year 2002 2013
Peak Year Births 12 174
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 2001 1897

Births by Decade

Decade Bly Blythe
1890ss — 6
1900ss — 6
1910ss — 41
1920ss — 58
1930ss — 38
1940ss — 97
1950ss — 218
1960ss — 238
1970ss — 583
1980ss — 687
1990ss — 512
2000ss 43 720
2010ss 7 1,378
2020ss — 494

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bly Blythe
2014 — 169
2015 — 153
2016 — 168
2017 — 117
2018 — 99
2019 — 141
2020 — 87
2021 — 97
2022 — 95
2023 — 108
2024 — 107

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2001–2010.

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