Blaize
Blaize is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Blaize
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Blaize is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Blaize
As a girl name
Blaize first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1988, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 18 Blaizes were born — ranking #6,402 that year. As of 2026, Blaize ranks #6,769 for girls with 16 births, rising sharply (+37% over the past five years). In total, more than 295 Blaizes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Blaize first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1982, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 97 Blaizes were born — ranking #1,588 that year. As of 2026, Blaize ranks #2,660 for boys with 49 births, holding steady (-1%). In total, more than 2K Blaizes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Blaize
Blaize is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Blaize's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #1,588. Use the chart and map above to compare Blaize'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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