US rank #3114 Unisex name Peak 2022 339 births

Bleu — #3114 US boys' name

339 babies named Bleu in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s52000s132010s882020s228
#3114
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 78% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Bleu was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

61 babies were named Bleu in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bleu

The Social Security Administration has registered 339 babies named Bleu between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bleu currently holds the #3114 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 61 babies received it in a single year. Bleu is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 246 additional births since 1989.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bleu performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 228 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bleu shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Bleu in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bleu 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 339 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.

Bleu at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

339

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2022

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,114

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bleu popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
61
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
020406080 202420222020201820162014200819971979 5

Bleu popularity over time — girls

246 total births recorded since 1989 (Bleu as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 246 births
01020304050 2024202120182015201020001989 5

Bleu by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
228 births that decade — 67% of Bleu's all-time total
1970s51990s52000s132010s882020s228

Bleu by state

Where Bleu concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Bleu
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
42 12.4%
#2 Georgia
12 3.5%
#3 California
11 3.2%
Texas share of Bleu's total US births 12.4%
Even split

42 of 339 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bleu?
339 babies have been named Bleu since 1979. It currently ranks #3114 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 61 births.
When was Bleu most popular?
Bleu was most popular in the 2020s decade with 228 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Bleu most popular?
The top states for the name Bleu are Texas (42 births), Georgia (12 births), California (11 births).
Is Bleu a unisex name?
Yes, Bleu is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 339 births, and as a girl's name it has 246 births.
How long has the name Bleu been used?
Bleu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bleu?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Blessing, Bless, Blease, Blessed, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1979–2024 (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.