Boys' name · since 1921
Blan
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Blan, peaking in 1947. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,067 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1921
- 1940s
- peak decade
Blan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 22 recorded since 1921.
Social Security Administration records show Blan recorded 22 times among boys since 1921, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1947.
- #28,067 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 1921
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blan ranks #28,067 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1921, peaking in the 1940s.
- #28,067 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1921
- 1940s
- peak decade
Blan's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Blan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Blan's SSA record in two at 1943 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1947 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Blan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1947
- Peak year (1947)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Blan by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (12 births, 55% of the file).
1940s was Blan's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Blan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1940s
1940s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 12 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Blan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1921–1947 (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 Blan 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.