Boys' name · since 1884

Blain

2,289 babies named Blain in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,028 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,698 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,289
born since 1884
2000s
peak decade

2,289 babies have been named Blain since 1884, making it today's #7698 boys' name.

Social Security Administration records show Blain recorded 2,289 times among boys since 1884, holding rank #7698 nationally today, ahead of 45% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.

  • #3,028 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #7,698 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 2,289 born since 1884
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blain ranks #3,028 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,698 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,289 born since 1884, peaking in the 2000s.

#3,028 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,698 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,289
born since 1884
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%44.7%
Blain vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Blain's 2,289 recorded births place it above 93.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

9 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Blain compares

2,289 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Blain's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Blain Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 2,289 369 358,536
Peak-year births 58 34 22,252

Blain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Blain splits its recorded history at 1971: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 58 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Blain popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
58
Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
020406080 188419271943195819721986200020142025 10

Blain popularity over time - girls

17 total births recorded since 2006 (Blain as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 17 births
4.555.566.5 200620092011 5

Blain by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (372 births, 16% of the file).

2000s was Blain's strongest decade.

372 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.

Blain births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 372 births (16% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Blain compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Blain's total volume

Blain vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -32, 19.4%-57, 5%-73, 3.1%-44, 6%-43, 6.2%-74, 7.4%-48, 6.3%-27, 7.5%-57, 3.2%-146, 2.1%-44, 4.1%-37, 5.7%-109, 4.2%-114, 3.6%-34, 7.9%Blain-142, 2.5%Blain
Blain vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Blain by state

Where Blain concentrates geographically, total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Blain
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
95 4.2%
#2 California
63 2.8%
#3 Pennsylvania
15 0.7%
#4 Illinois
13 0.6%
#5 Oklahoma
11 0.5%
#6 Utah
10 0.4%
#7 Indiana
6 0.3%
#8 Michigan
6 0.3%
Texas share of Blain's total US births 4.2%
Even split

95 of 2,289 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Blain appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Blain? ▼
Since 1884, Social Security records show 2,289 babies named Blain. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #3,028 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #7,698 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2003, with 58 births.
Where does Blain sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blain ranks #3,028 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,698 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Blain most popular? ▼
Blain was most popular in the 2000s decade with 372 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Blain most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Blain are Texas (95 births), California (63 births), Pennsylvania (15 births).
How long has the name Blain been used? ▼
Records for Blain go back to 1884, giving 142 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Blain? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Blake, Blaine, Blair, Blaise, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Blain's data

  • Blain's decade-level peak was the 2000s (372 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Blains (95 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Blain

Nearby Names Like Blain

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Blain

Blake Boy
#316 186,558 births
Blaine Boy
#994 33,071 births
Blair Boy
#2095 15,009 births
Blaise Boy
#1040 8,768 births
Blaze Boy
#781 8,508 births

Compare Blain side by side: Blain vs Blake Blain vs Blaine Blain vs Blair

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Blain

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300 births · Peak 2024
Woody #7696
4,236 births · Peak 1946
Moe #7700
733 births · Peak 1916
Rance #7695
3,002 births · Peak 1962
Doyle #7701
30,400 births · Peak 1931
Matthews #7694
1,605 births · Peak 1988
Werner #7702
3,433 births · Peak 1930

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Blain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1884–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Blain draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.