Unisex name · since 1913
Blaise
Blaise has 8,768 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,303 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,040 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,768
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Blaise is the #1040 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 8,768 recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blaise has been recorded 8,768 times among boys since 1913, currently ranked #1040 nationally and more common than 93% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #1,303 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,040 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,768 born since 1913
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blaise ranks #1,303 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,040 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,768 born since 1913, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,303 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,040 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,768
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Blaise's 8,768 recorded births place it above 97.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Blaise compares
8,768 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Blaise's all-time total is 24x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Blaise | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,768 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 283 | 34 | 22,252 |
Blaise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Blaise's full recorded timeline at 1972, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 283 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Blaise popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 283
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Blaise popularity over time - girls
888 total births recorded since 1981 (Blaise as girls' name)
Blaise by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,337 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Blaise's strongest decade.
2,337 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Blaise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 43
1910s
43 births
- 1920s 60
1920s
60 births
- 1930s 82
1930s
82 births
- 1940s 160
1940s
160 births
- 1950s 399
1950s
399 births
- 1960s 436
1960s
436 births
- 1970s 281
1970s
281 births
- 1980s 537
1980s
537 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,214 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,942 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,337 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,277 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,337 births (27% of all-time use).
How Blaise 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 Blaise's total volume
Blaise by state
Where Blaise concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 696 | 7.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 603 | 6.9% |
| #3 | California | | 524 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 508 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 468 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 311 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 296 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 214 | 2.4% |
696 of 8,768 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Blaise appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Blaise's data
- Blaise's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,337 total births) through the 2020s (1,277) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Blaises (696 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 Blaise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Blaise 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.