US rank #9308 Boys' name Peak 2002 290 births

Blayde — #9308 US boys' name

290 babies named Blayde in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s512000s1072010s1002020s32
#9308
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 35% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Blayde was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

20 babies were named Blayde in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Blayde

The Social Security Administration has registered 290 babies named Blayde between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Blayde currently holds the #9308 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Blayde performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Blayde shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Blayde in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Blayde 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 290 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.

Blayde at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

290

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2002

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,308

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Blayde popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
20
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
0510152025 20242019201520112007200219981993 7

Blayde by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
107 births that decade — 37% of Blayde's all-time total
1990s512000s1072010s1002020s32

Blayde by state

Where Blayde concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Blayde
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.7%
Texas share of Blayde's total US births 1.7%

5 of 290 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Blayde?
290 babies have been named Blayde since 1993. It currently ranks #9308 among boys. The peak year was 2002 with 20 births.
When was Blayde most popular?
Blayde was most popular in the 2000s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Blayde most popular?
The top states for the name Blayde are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Blayde been used?
Blayde has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Blayde?
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, 1993–2024 (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.