Unisex name · since 1921

Blayne

Blayne has 4,050 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#2,068 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,952 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
4,050
born since 1921
2000s
peak decade

4,050 babies have been named Blayne since 1921, making it today's #2952 unisex name.

Blayne has 4,050 recorded births among boys since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2952 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2025.

  • #2,068 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,952 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 4,050 born since 1921
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blayne ranks #2,068 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,952 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,050 born since 1921, peaking in the 2000s.

#2,068 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,952 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
4,050
born since 1921
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%78.8%
Blayne vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Blayne's 4,050 recorded births place it above 95.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

23 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

How Blayne compares

4,050 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

Blayne's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Blayne Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 4,050 369 358,536
Peak-year births 147 34 22,252

Blayne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Blayne splits its recorded history at 1982: 87% of all births land in the more recent half, 13% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 147 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Blayne popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
147
Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
050100150200 192119481960197119821993200420152025 42

Blayne popularity over time - girls

553 total births recorded since 1980 (Blayne as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 553 births
0510152025 19801988199420002007201320192025 16

Blayne by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (1,246 births, 31% of the file).

2000s was Blayne's strongest decade.

1,246 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Blayne births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,246 births (31% of all-time use).

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

How Blayne 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 Blayne's total volume

Blayne vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 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 -28, 13%-145, 2%-41, 5.6%-57, 6.5%-60, 5.5%-63, 3.8%-60, 4.9%-144, 4.6%-146, 3%-55, 4.4%-32, 12.8%-43, 10.6%-84, 4.8%-144, 1.9%-26, 18.5%Blayne-105, 3.6%Blayne
Blayne vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Blayne by state

Where Blayne concentrates geographically, total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Blayne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
467 11.5%
#2 Ohio
126 3.1%
#3 California
121 3.0%
#4 Missouri
109 2.7%
#5 Indiana
103 2.5%
#6 Florida
97 2.4%
#7 Oklahoma
84 2.1%
#8 Louisiana
69 1.7%
Texas share of Blayne's total US births 11.5%
Even split

467 of 4,050 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Blayne appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Blayne?
Blayne has been given to 4,050 babies in the U.S. since 1921, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #2,068 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #2,952 of 13,930. 147 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
Where does Blayne sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blayne ranks #2,068 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,952 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 Blayne most popular?
Blayne was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,246 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Blayne most popular?
The top states for the name Blayne are Texas (467 births), Ohio (126 births), California (121 births).
Is Blayne a unisex name?
Yes, Blayne is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 4,050 births, and as a girl's name it has 553 births.
How long has the name Blayne been used?
The SSA has tracked Blayne since 1921 -- 105 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Blayne?
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 Blayne's data

  • Blayne's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,246 total births); usage has since declined to 254 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Blaynes (467 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 Blayne

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Blayne: 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, 1921–2025 (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 Blayne 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.