Boys' name · since 1914
Blase
779 babies named Blase in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,000 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 779
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Blase is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 779 have been recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blase has been recorded 779 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2024.
- #6,000 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 779 born since 1914
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blase ranks #6,000 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 779 born since 1914, peaking in the 1950s.
- #6,000 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 779
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Blase's 779 recorded births place it above 86.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Blase's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Blase's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1948 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Blase popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2024
- Peak year (1948)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Blase by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (110 births, 14% of the file).
1950s was Blase's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Blase births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
47 births
- 1920s
1920s
81 births
- 1930s
1930s
62 births
- 1940s
1940s
79 births
- 1950s
1950s
110 births
- 1960s
1960s
83 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
58 births
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s
2000s
97 births
- 2010s
2010s
46 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 110 births (14% of all-time use).
How Blase 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 Blase's total volume
Blase by state
Where Blase concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 43 | 5.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 1.3% |
43 of 779 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Blase's decade-level peak was the 1950s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Blases (43 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Blase: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1914–2024 (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 Blase 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.