Blaze
Blaze is a primarily masculine given name of English origin. It may refer to:Blaze Alexander, American professional baseball player Blaze Bayley, English heavy metal singer Blaze Berdahl, American actress, singer, rapper, voice-over actor, announcer and narrator Blaze Bernstein (1998–2018), American murder victim Blaze Jordan, American baseball player Blaze Riorden, American lacrosse goalie
- English
- Macedonian
Meaning & Origin of Blaze
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Blaze is a primarily masculine given name of English origin. It may refer to:Blaze Alexander, American professional baseball player Blaze Bayley, English heavy metal singer Blaze Berdahl, American actress, singer, rapper, voice-over actor, announcer and narrator Blaze Bernstein (1998–2018), American murder victim Blaze Jordan, American baseball player Blaze Riorden, American lacrosse goalie
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Macedonian
The Story of Blaze
As a girl name
Blaze first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1986, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 34 births, good for #4,198 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Blazes. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,742 among girl names with 28 births, rising sharply (+66% over the past five years). In total, more than 630 Blazes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Blaze first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1921, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 354 births, good for #746 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Blazes. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #746 among boy names with 354 births, rising sharply (+24% over the past five years). In total, more than 9K Blazes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Blaze
Blaze is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Blaze's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #707. Use the chart and map above to compare Blaze'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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