US rank #3521 Boys' name Peak 1957 4,420 births

Blane — #3521 US boys' name

4,420 babies named Blane in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s411920s451930s581940s431950s7541960s6541970s2491980s4651990s6632000s8432010s4712020s134
#3521
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Blane was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

114 babies were named Blane in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Blane

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,420 babies named Blane between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Blane currently holds the #3521 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 114 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Blane performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 843 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Blane shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 398 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Blane in 27 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Blane in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 4,420 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Blane at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,420

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

1957

114 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,521

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Blane popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1957)
114
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
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Blane popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 2005 (Blane as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 20072005 5

Blane by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
843 births that decade — 19% of Blane's all-time total
1910s411920s451930s581940s431950s7541960s6541970s2491980s4651990s6632000s8432010s4712020s134

Blane by state

Where Blane concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Blane
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
398 9.0%
#2 California
170 3.8%
#3 Louisiana
164 3.7%
#4 Florida
85 1.9%
#5 Pennsylvania
71 1.6%
#6 Oklahoma
50 1.1%
#7 Ohio
44 1.0%
#8 New York
41 0.9%
Texas share of Blane's total US births 9.0%
Even split

398 of 4,420 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Blane appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Blane?
4,420 babies have been named Blane since 1914. It currently ranks #3521 among boys. The peak year was 1957 with 114 births.
When was Blane most popular?
Blane was most popular in the 2000s decade with 843 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Blane most popular?
The top states for the name Blane are Texas (398 births), California (170 births), Louisiana (164 births).
How long has the name Blane been used?
Blane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Blane?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.