Blair
#169 for girls in 2025, 1,806 births · #2,091 for boys in 2025, 70 births
Given to girls 60.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 1,806 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 23,267since 1914
Blair over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | #169 | 1,806 | #2,091 | 70 |
| 2024 | #218 | 1,415 | #2,169 | 67 |
| 2023 | #242 | 1,264 | #1,851 | 86 |
| 2022 | #282 | 1,122 | #1,917 | 81 |
| 2021 | #316 | 1,025 | #2,300 | 60 |
| 2020 | #335 | 925 | #2,586 | 49 |
| 2019 | #402 | 771 | #2,150 | 66 |
| 2018 | #433 | 729 | #2,385 | 55 |
| 2017 | #511 | 614 | #1,918 | 75 |
| 2016 | #521 | 597 | #1,799 | 84 |
| 2015 | #606 | 484 | #2,036 | 70 |
| 2014 | #649 | 440 | #1,959 | 73 |
| 2013 | #719 | 383 | #2,205 | 59 |
| 2012 | #872 | 305 | #2,104 | 64 |
| 2011 | #979 | 262 | #1,866 | 75 |
| 2010 | #1,105 | 224 | #1,975 | 70 |
| 2009 | #1,106 | 230 | #2,585 | 48 |
| 2008 | #1,281 | 194 | #2,001 | 70 |
| 2007 | #1,303 | 187 | #2,257 | 58 |
| 2006 | #1,436 | 157 | #1,575 | 93 |
| 2005 | #1,333 | 164 | #2,528 | 44 |
| 2004 | #1,369 | 153 | #1,555 | 85 |
| 2003 | #1,365 | 148 | #1,764 | 68 |
| 2002 | #1,213 | 166 | #1,682 | 70 |
| 2001 | #1,277 | 154 | #1,429 | 87 |
| 2000 | #970 | 218 | #1,235 | 108 |
| 1999 | #886 | 241 | #1,320 | 91 |
| 1998 | #827 | 257 | #1,050 | 128 |
| 1997 | #705 | 304 | #1,096 | 115 |
| 1996 | #665 | 334 | #1,037 | 118 |
| 1995 | #641 | 338 | #949 | 137 |
| 1994 | #648 | 332 | #844 | 161 |
| 1993 | #627 | 360 | #770 | 185 |
| 1992 | #520 | 457 | #651 | 252 |
| 1991 | #532 | 438 | #624 | 267 |
| 1990 | #485 | 501 | #580 | 304 |
| 1989 | #481 | 490 | #637 | 246 |
| 1988 | #424 | 547 | #660 | 204 |
| 1987 | #488 | 443 | #730 | 156 |
| 1986 | #433 | 495 | #644 | 193 |
| 1985 | #430 | 513 | #653 | 180 |
| 1984 | #435 | 482 | #574 | 218 |
| 1983 | #479 | 411 | #545 | 237 |
| 1982 | #445 | 483 | #567 | 228 |
| 1981 | #524 | 372 | #501 | 281 |
| 1980 | #893 | 170 | #554 | 239 |
| 1979 | #1,394 | 88 | #552 | 241 |
| 1978 | #1,746 | 59 | #579 | 211 |
| 1977 | #2,216 | 41 | #606 | 193 |
| 1976 | #2,060 | 42 | #639 | 165 |
| 1975 | #2,456 | 32 | #673 | 150 |
| 1974 | #2,290 | 34 | #684 | 143 |
| 1973 | #2,506 | 29 | #727 | 122 |
| 1972 | #2,598 | 27 | #703 | 131 |
| 1971 | #2,375 | 32 | #673 | 151 |
| 1970 | #2,450 | 30 | #601 | 182 |
| 1969 | #2,585 | 26 | #580 | 181 |
| 1968 | #2,431 | 26 | #516 | 214 |
| 1967 | #1,783 | 42 | #525 | 202 |
| 1966 | #1,766 | 41 | #516 | 215 |
| 1965 | #1,689 | 44 | #543 | 199 |
| 1964 | #2,246 | 29 | #513 | 230 |
| 1963 | #1,683 | 46 | #439 | 330 |
| 1962 | #1,782 | 41 | #456 | 306 |
| 1961 | #1,838 | 39 | #516 | 237 |
| 1960 | #1,925 | 35 | #499 | 250 |
| 1959 | #2,021 | 31 | #515 | 233 |
| 1958 | #2,376 | 23 | #519 | 219 |
| 1957 | #2,563 | 20 | #504 | 236 |
| 1956 | #2,058 | 28 | #501 | 229 |
| 1955 | #2,063 | 27 | #483 | 231 |
| 1954 | #2,186 | 24 | #437 | 274 |
| 1953 | #1,783 | 31 | #434 | 268 |
| 1952 | #2,023 | 25 | #468 | 219 |
| 1951 | #2,474 | 17 | #481 | 197 |
| 1950 | #2,002 | 23 | #563 | 144 |
| 1949 | #2,999 | 12 | #702 | 95 |
| 1948 | #3,137 | 11 | #634 | 114 |
| 1947 | #2,898 | 13 | #702 | 97 |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 | #729 | 80 |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | #657 | 84 |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #735 | 71 |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | #587 | 117 |
| 1942 | #3,444 | 8 | #683 | 88 |
| 1941 | — | #858 | 54 | |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | #919 | 48 |
| 1939 | — | #857 | 51 | |
| 1938 | — | #736 | 69 | |
| 1937 | #3,146 | 8 | #906 | 47 |
| 1936 | — | #861 | 50 | |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #778 | 63 |
| 1934 | — | #751 | 66 | |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | #668 | 77 |
| 1932 | — | #841 | 57 | |
| 1931 | — | #717 | 72 | |
| 1930 | — | #710 | 77 | |
| 1929 | — | #721 | 75 | |
| 1928 | — | #752 | 73 | |
| 1927 | — | #766 | 73 | |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #683 | 86 |
| 1925 | — | #670 | 90 | |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #759 | 77 |
| 1923 | — | #786 | 71 | |
| 1922 | — | #759 | 76 | |
| 1921 | — | #733 | 81 | |
| 1920 | — | #721 | 81 | |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #704 | 79 |
| 1918 | — | #723 | 78 | |
| 1917 | — | #713 | 73 | |
| 1916 | — | #744 | 67 | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #705 | 69 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #802 | 43 |
| 1913 | — | #871 | 31 | |
| 1912 | — | #876 | 26 | |
| 1911 | — | #856 | 15 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,045 | 10 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,440 | 5 | |
| 1908 | — | #657 | 16 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | #674 | 13 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,002 | 7 | |
| 1904 | — | #966 | 7 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #744 | 10 | |
| 1901 | — | #943 | 6 | |
| 1900 | — | #836 | 10 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | #674 | 11 | |
| 1895 | — | #872 | 7 | |
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | #705 | 9 | |
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #789 | 7 | |
| 1888 | — | #609 | 11 | |
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | #971 | 5 | |
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Blair! It came in at #3,188, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1915–1918, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Blair is popular in 2012
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Carolina#448 · 1 in 1,936
- Louisiana#469 · 1 in 1,970
- Alabama#475 · 1 in 2,052
- Kentucky#483 · 1 in 2,268
- Utah#502 · 1 in 2,238
Best ever in a state: #69 in South Dakota, 2022.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #448 | 9 | 1 in 1,936 |
| Louisiana | #469 | 10 | 1 in 1,970 |
| Alabama | #475 | 9 | 1 in 2,052 |
| Kentucky | #483 | 8 | 1 in 2,268 |
| Utah | #502 | 8 | 1 in 2,238 |
| Mississippi | #518 | 5 | 1 in 2,127 |
| Missouri | #536 | 10 | 1 in 2,692 |
| Oklahoma | #550 | 7 | 1 in 2,355 |
| Michigan | #605 | 13 | 1 in 3,167 |
| Minnesota | #605 | 8 | 1 in 3,003 |
| Oregon | #655 | 5 | 1 in 2,969 |
| Tennessee | #657 | 9 | 1 in 3,319 |
| Pennsylvania | #662 | 14 | 1 in 3,768 |
| Colorado | #696 | 7 | 1 in 3,200 |
| Maryland | #696 | 7 | 1 in 3,442 |
| Wisconsin | #731 | 6 | 1 in 3,841 |
| Illinois | #774 | 14 | 1 in 4,197 |
| Indiana | #788 | 7 | 1 in 4,291 |
| North Carolina | #819 | 10 | 1 in 4,395 |
| Washington | #849 | 7 | 1 in 4,350 |
| Texas | #879 | 31 | 1 in 5,107 |
| Georgia | #888 | 10 | 1 in 4,731 |
| Virginia | #899 | 7 | 1 in 5,198 |
| California | #1,103 | 28 | 1 in 7,467 |
| Florida | #1,296 | 9 | 1 in 8,847 |
| Ohio | #1,419 | 5 | 1 in 10,315 |
| New York | #1,756 | 7 | 1 in 13,182 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Blair
- 49 spots since 2024 (#218 → #169)
- 166 spots since 2020 (#335 → #169)
- 437 spots since 2015 (#606 → #169)
- Biggest jump: 501 spots in 1980 (#1,394 → #893)
- Biggest drop: 307 spots in 2001 (#970 → #1,277)
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 2025 at #169 (1,806 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 36 yrs · run 1980–2000
- Highest: 1 in 890 girls born in 2025 were named Blair (0.11%)
- 32.5% of all girls named Blair (7,557) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1980, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 17 | #3,188 (1914) | #3,904 |
| 1920s | 13 | #4,002 (1924) | #4,154 |
| 1930s | 18 | #3,146 (1937) | #3,856 |
| 1940s | 82 | #2,898 (1947) | #3,365 |
| 1950s | 249 | #1,783 (1953) | #2,155 |
| 1960s | 369 | #1,683 (1963) | #1,973 |
| 1970s | 414 | #1,394 (1979) | #2,209 |
| 1980s | 4,406 | #424 (1988) | #503 |
| 1990s | 3,562 | #485 (1990) | #654 |
| 2000s | 1,771 | #970 (2000) | #1,265 |
| 2010s | 4,809 | #402 (2019) | #680 |
| 2020s | 7,557 | #169 (2025) | #260 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Blair in 2012
Top girls' names in 2012
Top boys' names in 2012
More about 2012
girls
1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 5,774 of them was named Blair, which outranked 95.5% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 29,640 of them was named Blair, which outranked 85.2% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,091Shepard65
- #2,091Zuriel65
- #2,091Zyion65
- #2,104Blair64
- #2,104Alain64
- #2,104Brenner64
- #2,104Burke64
- #2,132Alekzander63
- #2,132Auden63
- #2,132Augustin63
Tied with 27 names at #2,104; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.