Blaine

Blaine was the #991 boys' name in the US in 2025 (230 babies), and #2,664 in England & Wales and #2,527 in Canada.

Blaine as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Blaine as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandNorthern IrelandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Blaine as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#991 (230)#2,664 (8)#253 (16)#344 (4)—#2,527 (7)
2024#1,119 (191)#1,595 (16)#432 (7)#339 (4)—#1,764 (11)
2023#1,047 (208)#1,461 (17)#214 (20)#272 (6)—#1,810 (10)
2022#1,032 (214)#1,366 (19)#342 (10)——#1,178 (18)
2021#984 (224)#2,125 (10)#297 (13)#295 (6)—#1,191 (18)
2020#882 (256)#1,935 (11)#536 (5)—#741 (3)#1,382 (14)
2019#875 (251)#1,113 (24)#394 (8)#418 (3)—#1,530 (12)
2018#876 (249)#1,324 (19)#516 (5)#416 (3)#572 (5)#1,389 (13)
2017#736 (323)#1,247 (21)#490 (6)—#710 (3)#1,246 (16)
2016#689 (359)#1,431 (18)#401 (8)—#601 (4)#1,346 (14)
2015#650 (400)#1,186 (22)#470 (6)—#699 (3)#978 (22)
2014#674 (377)#935 (31)#533 (5)#398 (3)—#1,311 (14)
2013#578 (446)#1,001 (28)#590 (4)—#534 (5)#1,068 (19)
2012#580 (442)#998 (28)#434 (7)#311 (5)—#1,334 (14)
2011#569 (439)#1,209 (21)#648 (3)——#1,003 (21)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1884 at #209.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 8% of US babies named Blaine were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,400 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 7,400uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 34,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Blaine is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,100 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 6,900 to 1 in 9,500.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Blaine by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #678WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #807MNIllinois: #1,023ILMichigan: #715MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #604ORNevada: #443NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #493IAIndiana: #844INOhio: #595OHPennsylvania: #1,004PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,508CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #648MOKentucky: #708KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #670VAMaryland: #702MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #524KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #430TNNorth Carolina: #936NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #487LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,217TXFlorida: #1,256FL
Blaine (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BlaineCanadaGirls—too few
BlaineCanadaBoys#2,5277
BlaineEngland & WalesBoys#2,6648
BlaineIrelandBoys—too few
BlaineNorthern IrelandBoys#3444
BlaineScotlandBoys#25316
BlaineUSGirls#5,91720
BlaineUSBoys#991230