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.
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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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. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 52 Blaises were born — ranking #3,110 that year. As of 2026, Blaise ranks #3,617 for girls 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
Blaise first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 283 Blaises were born — ranking #808 that year. As of 2026, Blaise ranks #1,151 for boys 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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