Boys' name · since 1880

Blas

2,921 babies named Blas in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#2,579 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,452 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,921
born since 1880
1990s
peak decade

Blas currently ranks #6452 among boys' names in America, with 2,921 babies recorded since 1880.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blas has been recorded 2,921 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #6452 nationally and more common than 54% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. 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.

  • #2,579 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #6,452 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 2,921 born since 1880
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blas ranks #2,579 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,452 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,921 born since 1880, peaking in the 1990s.

#2,579 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,452 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,921
born since 1880
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%53.6%
Blas vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Blas's 2,921 recorded births place it above 94.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

6 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

How Blas compares

2,921 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Blas's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Blas Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 2,921 369 358,536
Peak-year births 43 34 22,252

Blas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Blas's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Blas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
43
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
01020304050 188019261941195619711986200120162025 13

Blas by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (348 births, 12% of the file).

1990s was Blas's strongest decade.

348 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.

Blas births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 348 births (12% of all-time use).

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

How Blas 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 Blas's total volume

Blas vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 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 -145, 5.2%-126, 2.2%-29, 8.6%-111, 2.3%-144, 2.9%-73, 4.3%-122, 3.6%-52, 3.9%-76, 3.2%-146, 6.1%-48, 5.2%-146, 2.3%-77, 3%-69, 3%-144, 2.4%Blas-146, 1.5%Blas
Blas vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Blas by state

Where Blas concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Blas
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,294 44.3%
#2 California
447 15.3%
#3 New Mexico
41 1.4%
#4 New York
11 0.4%
#5 Arizona
5 0.2%
#6 Florida
5 0.2%
Texas share of Blas's total US births 44.3%
Even split

1,294 of 2,921 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Blas? ▼
2,921 babies have been named Blas since 1880. All-time, it sits at #2,579 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #6,452 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1988 with 43 births.
Where does Blas sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blas ranks #2,579 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,452 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 Blas most popular? ▼
Blas was most popular in the 1990s decade with 348 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Blas most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Blas are Texas (1,294 births), California (447 births), New Mexico (41 births).
How long has the name Blas been used? ▼
Blas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 146 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Blas? ▼
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 Blas's data

  • Blas's decade-level peak was the 1990s (348 total births); usage has since declined to 112 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Blass (1,294 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 Blas

Nearby Names Like Blas

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

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

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Blas

Worth #6451
2,204 births · Peak 1918
Ashby #6453
1,655 births · Peak 2017
Billie #6450
31,637 births · Peak 1930
Starling #6454
1,001 births · Peak 1920
Carey #6449
16,880 births · Peak 1957
Alvis #6455
5,206 births · Peak 1924
Rollin #6448
5,771 births · Peak 1925
Wiliam #6456
1,256 births · Peak 1982

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Blas: 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, 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 Blas 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.