Unisex name · since 1968
Blue
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 950 babies named Blue, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,298 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,654 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 950
- born since 1968
- 2020s
- peak decade
Blue currently ranks #2654 among unisex names in America, with 950 babies recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Blue recorded 950 times among boys since 1968, holding rank #2654 nationally today, ahead of 81% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #5,298 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,654 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 950 born since 1968
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blue ranks #5,298 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,654 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 950 born since 1968, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,298 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,654 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 950
- born since 1968
- 2020s
- peak decade
Blue's 950 recorded births place it above 88.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Blue compares
950 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Blue's all-time total is 157% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Blue | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 950 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 34 | 22,252 |
Blue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Blue splits its recorded history at 1999: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 51 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Blue popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Blue popularity over time - girls
503 total births recorded since 1971 (Blue as girls' name)
Blue by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (278 births, 29% of the file).
2020s was Blue's strongest decade.
278 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Blue births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 108
1970s
108 births
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s 105
1990s
105 births
- 2000s
2000s
160 births
- 2010s
2010s
235 births
- 2020s
2020s
278 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 278 births (29% of all-time use).
How Blue 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 Blue's total volume
Blue by state
Where Blue concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 111 | 11.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 57 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 12 | 1.3% |
111 of 950 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Blue's data
- California records the most Blues (111 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 Blue: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Blue 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.