Blaine
#5,917 for girls in 2025, 20 births · #991 for boys in 2025, 230 births
Given to boys 96.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1884 · 62 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 33,071since 1880
Blaine over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Blaine has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,917 | 20 | #991 | 230 |
| 2024 | #4,207 | 34 | #1,119 | 191 |
| 2023 | #4,565 | 30 | #1,047 | 208 |
| 2022 | #5,028 | 26 | #1,032 | 214 |
| 2021 | #4,607 | 29 | #984 | 224 |
| 2020 | #5,850 | 20 | #882 | 256 |
| 2019 | #6,698 | 17 | #875 | 251 |
| 2018 | #8,617 | 12 | #876 | 249 |
| 2017 | #6,531 | 18 | #736 | 323 |
| 2016 | #6,401 | 19 | #689 | 359 |
| 2015 | #8,008 | 14 | #650 | 400 |
| 2014 | #6,207 | 20 | #674 | 377 |
| 2013 | #6,729 | 18 | #578 | 446 |
| 2012 | #6,576 | 19 | #580 | 442 |
| 2011 | #8,196 | 14 | #569 | 439 |
| 2010 | #7,880 | 15 | #635 | 381 |
| 2009 | #8,058 | 15 | #642 | 390 |
| 2008 | #7,073 | 18 | #615 | 404 |
| 2007 | #9,007 | 13 | #560 | 461 |
| 2006 | #9,286 | 12 | #572 | 436 |
| 2005 | #7,138 | 16 | #525 | 467 |
| 2004 | #6,489 | 18 | #566 | 402 |
| 2003 | #5,586 | 21 | #478 | 519 |
| 2002 | #5,086 | 23 | #434 | 576 |
| 2001 | #4,447 | 27 | #405 | 617 |
| 2000 | #4,291 | 28 | #451 | 527 |
| 1999 | #4,445 | 25 | #525 | 401 |
| 1998 | #4,238 | 26 | #498 | 434 |
| 1997 | #4,370 | 24 | #454 | 484 |
| 1996 | #3,942 | 27 | #505 | 413 |
| 1995 | #3,878 | 27 | #494 | 434 |
| 1994 | #3,372 | 33 | #502 | 403 |
| 1993 | #3,422 | 32 | #460 | 457 |
| 1992 | #3,267 | 34 | #438 | 503 |
| 1991 | #3,936 | 26 | #432 | 516 |
| 1990 | #3,078 | 36 | #400 | 577 |
| 1989 | #3,165 | 33 | #374 | 599 |
| 1988 | #2,744 | 38 | #394 | 502 |
| 1987 | #2,723 | 36 | #382 | 503 |
| 1986 | #3,277 | 27 | #438 | 383 |
| 1985 | #3,852 | 21 | #491 | 310 |
| 1984 | #3,329 | 25 | #513 | 276 |
| 1983 | #3,431 | 23 | #514 | 266 |
| 1982 | #2,581 | 36 | #530 | 260 |
| 1981 | #2,529 | 37 | #479 | 303 |
| 1980 | #3,992 | 19 | #526 | 267 |
| 1979 | #3,668 | 21 | #567 | 229 |
| 1978 | #6,948 | 8 | #537 | 238 |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 | #530 | 250 |
| 1976 | — | #491 | 262 | |
| 1975 | — | #514 | 243 | |
| 1974 | — | #515 | 234 | |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | #489 | 252 |
| 1972 | — | #488 | 259 | |
| 1971 | #5,136 | 10 | #466 | 307 |
| 1970 | — | #451 | 330 | |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #429 | 340 |
| 1968 | — | #441 | 299 | |
| 1967 | — | #450 | 280 | |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #433 | 308 |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #420 | 344 |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | #398 | 397 |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #407 | 390 |
| 1962 | — | #385 | 434 | |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #386 | 423 |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #403 | 387 |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #426 | 351 |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | #428 | 338 |
| 1957 | — | #420 | 345 | |
| 1956 | — | #405 | 352 | |
| 1955 | — | #414 | 315 | |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #399 | 325 |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #396 | 314 |
| 1952 | — | #424 | 268 | |
| 1951 | — | #422 | 259 | |
| 1950 | — | #433 | 235 | |
| 1949 | — | #482 | 187 | |
| 1948 | — | #464 | 206 | |
| 1947 | — | #463 | 210 | |
| 1946 | — | #473 | 184 | |
| 1945 | — | #512 | 137 | |
| 1944 | — | #564 | 117 | |
| 1943 | — | #482 | 163 | |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #501 | 149 |
| 1941 | — | #499 | 136 | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #500 | 135 |
| 1939 | — | #472 | 145 | |
| 1938 | — | #518 | 125 | |
| 1937 | — | #508 | 128 | |
| 1936 | — | #466 | 146 | |
| 1935 | — | #479 | 140 | |
| 1934 | — | #465 | 147 | |
| 1933 | — | #453 | 148 | |
| 1932 | — | #493 | 135 | |
| 1931 | — | #512 | 126 | |
| 1930 | — | #473 | 157 | |
| 1929 | — | #474 | 153 | |
| 1928 | — | #518 | 135 | |
| 1927 | — | #518 | 139 | |
| 1926 | — | #499 | 146 | |
| 1925 | — | #531 | 134 | |
| 1924 | — | #514 | 148 | |
| 1923 | — | #456 | 179 | |
| 1922 | — | #499 | 155 | |
| 1921 | — | #492 | 159 | |
| 1920 | — | #524 | 135 | |
| 1919 | — | #511 | 136 | |
| 1918 | — | #556 | 117 | |
| 1917 | — | #509 | 127 | |
| 1916 | — | #523 | 119 | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #544 | 105 |
| 1914 | — | #591 | 72 | |
| 1913 | — | #539 | 64 | |
| 1912 | — | #659 | 41 | |
| 1911 | — | #644 | 23 | |
| 1910 | — | #654 | 20 | |
| 1909 | — | #840 | 12 | |
| 1908 | — | #825 | 11 | |
| 1907 | — | #664 | 15 | |
| 1906 | — | #852 | 9 | |
| 1905 | — | #699 | 12 | |
| 1904 | — | #686 | 12 | |
| 1903 | — | #846 | 8 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #804 | 8 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #534 | 15 | |
| 1895 | — | #795 | 8 | |
| 1894 | — | #730 | 9 | |
| 1893 | — | #650 | 10 | |
| 1892 | — | #458 | 18 | |
| 1891 | — | #427 | 17 | |
| 1890 | — | #603 | 11 | |
| 1889 | — | #415 | 19 | |
| 1888 | — | #554 | 13 | |
| 1887 | — | #516 | 12 | |
| 1886 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1885 | — | #399 | 20 | |
| 1884 | — | #209 | 62 | |
| 1883 | — | #497 | 13 | |
| 1882 | — | #514 | 13 | |
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Blaine was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1897, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Blaine is popular in 1921
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- Utah#61 · 1 in 251
- Idaho#81 · 1 in 321
- Maryland#218 · 1 in 2,685
- Pennsylvania#258 · 1 in 3,711
- West Virginia#259 · 1 in 2,104
Best ever in a state: #39 in Utah, 1931.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #61 | 20 | 1 in 251 |
| Idaho | #81 | 13 | 1 in 321 |
| Maryland | #218 | 5 | 1 in 2,685 |
| Pennsylvania | #258 | 24 | 1 in 3,711 |
| West Virginia | #259 | 8 | 1 in 2,104 |
| Iowa | #284 | 7 | 1 in 3,114 |
| Indiana | #294 | 7 | 1 in 3,672 |
| Wisconsin | #294 | 6 | 1 in 4,004 |
| Ohio | #337 | 10 | 1 in 5,213 |
| Kentucky | #376 | 7 | 1 in 3,760 |
| Illinois | #395 | 8 | 1 in 7,020 |
| Michigan | #430 | 5 | 1 in 7,097 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 128 spots since 2024 (#1,119 → #991)
- 109 spots since 2020 (#882 → #991)
- 341 spots since 2015 (#650 → #991)
- Biggest jump: 288 spots in 1884 (#497 → #209)
- Biggest drop: 192 spots in 1893 (#458 → #650)
Rise & fade · boys
4 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1884 at #209 (62 births)
- Births halved by 1885, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 138 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 138 yrs · run 1903–2021
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,846
- Highest: 1 in 1,846 boys born in 1884 were named Blaine (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,426 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 14.5% of all boys named Blaine (4,799) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 175 | #209 (1884) | #533 |
| 1890s | 96 | #427 (1891) | #625 |
| 1900s | 84 | #664 (1907) | #840 |
| 1910s | 824 | #509 (1917) | #573 |
| 1920s | 1,483 | #456 (1923) | #503 |
| 1930s | 1,397 | #453 (1933) | #484 |
| 1940s | 1,624 | #463 (1947) | #494 |
| 1950s | 3,102 | #396 (1953) | #417 |
| 1960s | 3,602 | #385 (1962) | #415 |
| 1970s | 2,604 | #451 (1970) | #505 |
| 1980s | 3,669 | #374 (1989) | #464 |
| 1990s | 4,622 | #400 (1990) | #471 |
| 2000s | 4,799 | #405 (2001) | #525 |
| 2010s | 3,667 | #569 (2011) | #686 |
| 2020s | 1,323 | #882 (2020) | #1,009 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Blaine in 1921
boys
#492
159 births · 1 in 6,927 boys
Top boys' names in 1921
More about 1921
boys
1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 6,927 of them was named Blaine, which outranked 90.1% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Blaine
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.