Bleu
The Story of Bleu
As a girl name
Bleu first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 39 Bleus were born — ranking #3,824 that year. As of 2026, Bleu ranks #5,241 for girls with 24 births, rising sharply (+39% over the past five years). In total, more than 294 Bleus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Bleu first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1979, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 61 Bleus were born — ranking #2,321 that year. As of 2026, Bleu ranks #2,599 for boys with 51 births, rising sharply (+101% over the past five years). In total, more than 439 Bleus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Bleu
Bleu is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 439 births in the dataset. Bleu's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #2,321. Use the chart and map above to compare Bleu'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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