Blaine

#5,917 for girls in 2025, 20 births · #991 for boys in 2025, 230 births
Given to boys 96.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1884 · 62 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
33,071
since 1880

Blaine over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Blaine has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #209, 1884boys
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.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,91720#991230
2024#4,20734#1,119191
2023#4,56530#1,047208
2022#5,02826#1,032214
2021#4,60729#984224
2020#5,85020#882256
2019#6,69817#875251
2018#8,61712#876249
2017#6,53118#736323
2016#6,40119#689359
2015#8,00814#650400
2014#6,20720#674377
2013#6,72918#578446
2012#6,57619#580442
2011#8,19614#569439
2010#7,88015#635381
2009#8,05815#642390
2008#7,07318#615404
2007#9,00713#560461
2006#9,28612#572436
2005#7,13816#525467
2004#6,48918#566402
2003#5,58621#478519
2002#5,08623#434576
2001#4,44727#405617
2000#4,29128#451527
1999#4,44525#525401
1998#4,23826#498434
1997#4,37024#454484
1996#3,94227#505413
1995#3,87827#494434
1994#3,37233#502403
1993#3,42232#460457
1992#3,26734#438503
1991#3,93626#432516
1990#3,07836#400577
1989#3,16533#374599
1988#2,74438#394502
1987#2,72336#382503
1986#3,27727#438383
1985#3,85221#491310
1984#3,32925#513276
1983#3,43123#514266
1982#2,58136#530260
1981#2,52937#479303
1980#3,99219#526267
1979#3,66821#567229
1978#6,9488#537238
1977#6,3409#530250
1976—#491262
1975—#514243
1974—#515234
1973#6,0808#489252
1972—#488259
1971#5,13610#466307
1970—#451330
1969#6,6176#429340
1968—#441299
1967—#450280
1966#5,2737#433308
1965#5,8176#420344
1964#5,4747#398397
1963#6,5925#407390
1962—#385434
1961#5,3097#386423
1960#6,3905#403387
1959#6,2455#426351
1958#5,4086#428338
1957—#420345
1956—#405352
1955—#414315
1954#5,7535#399325
1953#5,6735#396314
1952—#424268
1951—#422259
1950—#433235
1949—#482187
1948—#464206
1947—#463210
1946—#473184
1945—#512137
1944—#564117
1943—#482163
1942#4,6225#501149
1941—#499136
1940#4,3495#500135
1939—#472145
1938—#518125
1937—#508128
1936—#466146
1935—#479140
1934—#465147
1933—#453148
1932—#493135
1931—#512126
1930—#473157
1929—#474153
1928—#518135
1927—#518139
1926—#499146
1925—#531134
1924—#514148
1923—#456179
1922—#499155
1921—#492159
1920—#524135
1919—#511136
1918—#556117
1917—#509127
1916—#523119
1915#4,2745#544105
1914—#59172
1913—#53964
1912—#65941
1911—#64423
1910—#65420
1909—#84012
1908—#82511
1907—#66415
1906—#8529
1905—#69912
1904—#68612
1903—#8468
1902——
1901——
1900—#1,3105
1899——
1898—#8048
1897——
1896—#53415
1895—#7958
1894—#7309
1893—#65010
1892—#45818
1891—#42717
1890—#60311
1889—#41519
1888—#55413
1887—#51612
1886—#54012
1885—#39920
1884—#20962
1883—#49713
1882—#51413
1881—#7816
1880—#9095
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 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedNHWashington: #241 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,101 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #277 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,954 boysMNIllinois: #706 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,752 boysILWisconsin: #424 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,827 boysWIMichigan: #589 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 10,856 boysMINew York: #734 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 11,004 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedRIOregon: #333 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,640 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedSDIowa: #240 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,766 boysIAIndiana: #431 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,280 boysINOhio: #451 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,709 boysOHPennsylvania: #445 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,706 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #548 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 6,981 boysCAUtah: #284 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,431 boysUTColorado: #386 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,195 boysCONebraska: #169 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,465 boysNEMissouri: #419 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,149 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedWVVirginia: #465 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,300 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedDEArizona: #351 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,939 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedNMKansas: #243 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,168 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #439 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,066 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #306 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,949 boysOKLouisiana: #238 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,434 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Blaine, so not publishedGAHawaii: #111 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 488 boysHITexas: #507 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 5,256 boysTXFlorida: #620 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 8,294 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#111 · 1 in 488
  2. Nebraska#169 · 1 in 1,465
  3. Louisiana#238 · 1 in 1,434
  4. Iowa#240 · 1 in 2,766
  5. Washington#241 · 1 in 2,101

Best ever in a state: #39 in Utah, 1931.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#111141 in 488
Nebraska#16981 in 1,465
Louisiana#238251 in 1,434
Iowa#24071 in 2,766
Washington#241151 in 2,101
Kansas#24381 in 2,168
Minnesota#27781 in 3,954
Utah#28471 in 2,431
Oklahoma#30681 in 2,949
Oregon#33351 in 3,640
Arizona#35191 in 2,939
Colorado#38661 in 4,195
Missouri#41961 in 6,149
Wisconsin#42451 in 6,827
Indiana#43161 in 6,280
North Carolina#43981 in 5,066
Pennsylvania#445101 in 7,706
Ohio#451101 in 7,709
Virginia#46561 in 6,300
Texas#507281 in 5,256
California#548321 in 6,981
Michigan#58961 in 10,856
Florida#62091 in 8,294
Illinois#70671 in 11,752
New York#734111 in 11,004
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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.

See more about Blaine
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s175#209 (1884)#533
1890s96#427 (1891)#625
1900s84#664 (1907)#840
1910s824#509 (1917)#573
1920s1,483#456 (1923)#503
1930s1,397#453 (1933)#484
1940s1,624#463 (1947)#494
1950s3,102#396 (1953)#417
1960s3,602#385 (1962)#415
1970s2,604#451 (1970)#505
1980s3,669#374 (1989)#464
1990s4,622#400 (1990)#471
2000s4,799#405 (2001)#525
2010s3,667#569 (2011)#686
2020s1,323#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 1985

girls
#3,852
21 births · 1 in 81,944 girls
boys
#491
310 births · 1 in 5,962 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #3,852Blaine21

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #491Blaine310
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 81,944 of them was named Blaine, which outranked 69.2% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blaine
  1. #3,730Vikki22
  2. #3,730Xochilt22
  3. #3,730Zakia22
  4. #3,852Blaine21
  5. #3,852Abbe21
  6. #3,852Abigale21
  7. #3,852Adia21
  8. #3,983Adora20
  9. #3,983Aleena20
  10. #3,983Aleksandra20

Tied with 130 names at #3,852; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 5,962 of them was named Blaine, which outranked 93.5% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blaine
  1. #488Alonzo315
  2. #488Moses315
  3. #490Dewayne313
  4. #491Blaine310
  5. #491Forrest310
  6. #491Parker310
  7. #491Zackery310
  8. #495Herman309
  9. #496Bryon306
  10. #497Giovanni305

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1985 →