Boys' name · since 1880
Blaine
Blaine has 33,071 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #646 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #994 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 33,071
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Blaine currently ranks #994 among boys' names in America, with 33,071 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blaine has been recorded 33,071 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #994 nationally and more common than 93% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #646 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #994 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 33,071 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blaine ranks #646 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #994 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 33,071 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #646 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #994 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 33,071
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Blaine's 33,071 recorded births place it above 98.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Blaine compares
33,071 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Blaine's all-time total is 90x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Blaine | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 33,071 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 617 | 34 | 22,252 |
Blaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Blaine's full recorded timeline at 1955, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 617 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Blaine popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 617
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Blaine popularity over time - girls
1,236 total births recorded since 1915 (Blaine as girls' name)
Blaine by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (4,799 births, 15% of the file).
2000s was Blaine's strongest decade.
4,799 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Blaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 175
1880s
175 births
- 1890s 96
1890s
96 births
- 1900s 84
1900s
84 births
- 1910s 824
1910s
824 births
- 1920s 1,483
1920s
1,483 births
- 1930s 1,397
1930s
1,397 births
- 1940s 1,624
1940s
1,624 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,102 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,602 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,604 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,669 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,622 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,799 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,667 births
- 2020s 1,323
2020s
1,323 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 4,799 births (15% of all-time use).
How Blaine 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 Blaine's total volume
Blaine by state
Where Blaine concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 2,327 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,213 | 6.7% |
| #3 | California | | 1,990 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,631 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 1,396 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Utah | | 1,373 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 989 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 962 | 2.9% |
2,327 of 33,071 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Blaine appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Blaine's data
- Blaine's decade-level peak was the 2000s (4,799 total births); usage has since declined to 1,323 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Blaines (2,327 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Blaine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
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, 1880–2025 (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 Blaine 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.