Blaise
Blaise is a masculine given name and surname. It is the French derivation of the Latin Blaesus, Greek Βλάσιος (Vlasios), and is of uncertain etymological origin.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Blaise
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Blaise is a masculine given name and surname. It is the French derivation of the Latin Blaesus, Greek Βλάσιος (Vlasios), and is of uncertain etymological origin.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Blaise
As a girl name
Blaise first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1981, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 52 births, good for #3,110 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Blaises. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,617 among girl names with 42 births, gradually rising (+11%). In total, more than 929 Blaises have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Blaise as a boy name dates back to 1913, when 5 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 283 newborns named Blaise — #808 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Blaises. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,151 among boy names with 184 births, gradually falling (-13%). In total, more than 9K Blaises have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Blaise
Blaise is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Blaise's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #802. Use the chart and map above to compare Blaise's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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