Unisex name · since 1984
Blayze
Blayze has 1,257 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,433 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,285 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,257
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,257 babies have been named Blayze since 1984, making it today's #3285 unisex name.
Blayze has 1,257 recorded births among boys since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3285 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #4,433 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,285 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,257 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blayze ranks #4,433 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,285 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,257 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,433 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,285 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,257
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Blayze's 1,257 recorded births place it above 90.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Blayze compares
1,257 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Blayze's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Blayze | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,257 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 34 | 22,252 |
Blayze's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Blayze's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 69, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Blayze popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Blayze popularity over time - girls
90 total births recorded since 1999 (Blayze as girls' name)
Blayze by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (552 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Blayze's strongest decade.
552 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Blayze births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 112
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
313 births
- 2010s
2010s
552 births
- 2020s
2020s
264 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 552 births (44% of all-time use).
How Blayze 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 Blayze's total volume
Blayze by state
Where Blayze concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 94 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 27 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 23 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Hawaii | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 6 | 0.5% |
94 of 1,257 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Blayze appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Blayze's data
- Blayze's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (552 total births) through the 2020s (264) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Blayzes (94 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Blayze: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Blayze 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.