How Many People Are Named Blair?
people named Blair are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 10,107 people in the US has this name
Based on 38,276 babies named Blair in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,876 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a Scottish surname which is derived from Gaelic blár meaning "plain, field, battlefield".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Blair, 67.4% were girls and 32.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Blair rose from 3.3% in the 1910s to 94.8% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Blair alive today is about 28 years old, and 52% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 42 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Blair first appears in the records in 1881, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 1,876 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Blair has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #169, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #169. Among boys, its best rank was #433, in 1953.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #169 | #2,094 |
| Best rank | #169 (2025) | #433 (1953) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #242 in the 2020s | #511 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Blair alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Blair were born in California than in any other state: about 2,678 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Blair was given 2.4 times as often in Louisiana, 2.1 times in Pennsylvania and 1.9 times in Utah.
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