Blaydon
Blaydon is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, and historically in County Durham. Blaydon, and neighbouring Winlaton, which Blaydon is now contiguous with, form the town of Blaydon-on-Tyne. The Blaydon/Winlaton ward had a population in 2011 of 13,896.
Meaning & Origin of Blaydon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Blaydon is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, and historically in County Durham. Blaydon, and neighbouring Winlaton, which Blaydon is now contiguous with, form the town of Blaydon-on-Tyne. The Blaydon/Winlaton ward had a population in 2011 of 13,896.
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Origin & history
The Story of Blaydon
The earliest SSA record of Blaydon as a baby boy name dates back to 2006, when 7 babies received it. 2011 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Blaydon — #8,766 in the national rankings. About 77% of every Blaydon on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Blaydon last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 30 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Blaydon
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- Alun Armstrong , former professional footballer with Ipswich Town F.C. and Middlesbrough FC
- Peter Armstrong , the poet and psychotherapist, was born in Blaydon
- Sir Thomas Clavering, 7th Baronet , owner of Axwell Hall
- Joseph Cowen , 19th century politician and journalist
- Graham Onions , Durham and England cricketer
- Bert Tulloch , former professional footballer with Blackpool
- Gavin Webster , stand-up comedian
- William Widdrington, 4th Baron Widdrington , owner of Stella Hall
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Names that sound like Blaydon
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About the name Blaydon
Blaydon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 30 births in the dataset. Blaydon's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #8,766. Use the chart and map above to compare Blaydon'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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