Blair
A unisex name of Scottish origin, meaning plain or battlefield.
Babies a year
682
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#169
up from #218
UK popularity
#551
72 babies · up from #603
How Blair has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #605 |
| 2016 | #521 |
| 2017 | #510 |
| 2018 | #433 |
| 2019 | #401 |
| 2020 | #334 |
| 2021 | #315 |
| 2022 | #282 |
| 2023 | #239 |
| 2024 | #218 |
| 2025 | #169 |
In 2025, 72 babies in England and Wales were named Blair. In the US, 682 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Blair was most common in 1985, when it went to 0.03% of American babies of that sex.
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