Bly
The Story of Bly
As a girl name
American parents first put Bly on the record books as a girl name in 2015, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 5 Blys were born — ranking #16,416 that year. About 50% of every Bly on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Bly last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Bly first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2001, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2002: 12 births, good for #5,723 nationwide. About 86% of every Bly on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Bly last appeared in the published SSA data in 2010, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 50 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Bly
Bly is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 50 births in the dataset. Bly's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #5,723. Use the chart and map above to compare Bly'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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