Blaine
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning thin, lean.
Babies a year
340
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#992
new to the top 1000
UK popularity
#2664
8 babies
How Blaine has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #650 |
| 2016 | #689 |
| 2017 | #737 |
| 2018 | #880 |
| 2019 | #874 |
| 2020 | #882 |
| 2021 | #985 |
| 2025 | #992 |
Blaine by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Blaine. In the US, 340 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 617 babies in 2001, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 1990, about 1 in 3,700 American boys born that year was called Blaine.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Blaine. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Blaisestammering or lisping; from Blasius265 in the US (2017)
- Blaynepale, fair; a form of Blaine91 in the US (2017)
- Blaizestammering; modern spelling of Blaise75 in the US (2017)
- Blaneyellow or pale; thin39 in the US (2017)
- Bainefair-haired warrior; a form of Bane13 in the US (2017)
- Blainbleak or pale; a blain or blister11 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Blaine
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