Girls' name · since 2004
Blen
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 281 babies named Blen, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,461 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,530 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 281
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Blen is the #11530 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 281 recorded since 2004.
Blen has 281 recorded births among girls since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11530 as of the latest data, more common than 33% of girls, 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 2004 to 2025.
- #16,461 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,530 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 281 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blen ranks #16,461 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,530 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 281 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,461 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,530 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 281
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Blen's 281 recorded births place it above 77.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Blen compares
281 44th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Blen's all-time total is 25% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Blen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 281 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Blen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Blen splits its recorded history at 2015: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Blen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Blen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (177 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Blen's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Blen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 52
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
177 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 177 births (63% of all-time use).
Blen by state
Where Blen concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 5 | 1.8% |
6 of 281 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Blen's data
- Blen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (177 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Blens (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Blen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Blen 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.