Blair
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Blair is a name of Scottish origin, meaning “plain, field”. In 2025 it ranked 447th for boys in the UK (99 babies) and 169th for girls in the US (1,806 babies).
What does Blair mean?
Scottish: surname from Gaelic blàr
“plain, field”
From Scottish place names such as Blair Atholl in Perthshire.
- Say it
- BLAIR
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Is Blair a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Blair has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 105 girls and 99 boys in the UK and 1,806 girls and 70 boys in the US.
How popular is Blair in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #447among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 99about 1 in 3,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 99 boys in the UK were named Blair, making it the 447th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 559th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 155 boys. 105 girls were also named Blair in 2025 (426th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Blair than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Blair in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Girls were 5% of the babies named Blair in the UK in 1996, and 51% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,306th in England and Wales, 62nd in Scotland and 344th in Northern Ireland.
Blair in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 99 | #447 |
| 2024 | 97 | #458 |
| 2023 | 94 | #462 |
| 2022 | 78 | #550 |
| 2021 | 89 | #508 |
| 2020 | 75 | #559 |
| 2019 | 99 | #460 |
| 2018 | 102 | #451 |
| 2017 | 91 | #499 |
| 2016 | 92 | #488 |
| 2015 | 96 | #470 |
| 2014 | 85 | #519 |
| 2013 | 102 | #446 |
| 2012 | 113 | #409 |
| 2011 | 94 | #452 |
| 2010 | 100 | #430 |
| 2009 | 91 | #457 |
| 2008 | 102 | #406 |
| 2007 | 119 | #349 |
| 2006 | 99 | #385 |
| 2005 | 85 | #396 |
| 2004 | 105 | #322 |
| 2003 | 122 | #282 |
| 2002 | 105 | #293 |
| 2001 | 122 | #265 |
| 2000 | 115 | #277 |
| 1999 | 137 | #244 |
| 1998 | 119 | #268 |
| 1997 | 155 | #232 |
| 1996 | 144 | #238 |
How popular is Blair in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #169among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,806about 1 in 890 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 85% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.6%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,806 girls in the US were named Blair, making it the 169th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 335th. It first appears in the records in 1914. 70 boys were also named Blair in 2025 (2,091st for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 15 years. 2025 had the most girls named Blair of any year since it first appeared, in 1914.
Half of all the girls named Blair in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,608 girls in the US were given Blair or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #130, up from #169 for this spelling alone.
- Blair 1,806
- Blaire 802
In 1914, 12% of the babies named Blair in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 96%, with more girls than boys since 1981.
Blair in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,806 | #169 |
| 2024 | 1,415 | #218 |
| 2023 | 1,264 | #242 |
| 2022 | 1,122 | #282 |
| 2021 | 1,025 | #316 |
| 2020 | 925 | #335 |
| 2019 | 771 | #402 |
| 2018 | 729 | #433 |
| 2017 | 614 | #511 |
| 2016 | 597 | #521 |
| 2015 | 484 | #606 |
| 2014 | 440 | #649 |
| 2013 | 383 | #719 |
| 2012 | 305 | #872 |
| 2011 | 262 | #979 |
| 2010 | 224 | #1,105 |
| 2009 | 230 | #1,106 |
| 2008 | 194 | #1,281 |
| 2007 | 187 | #1,303 |
| 2006 | 157 | #1,436 |
| 2005 | 164 | #1,333 |
| 2004 | 153 | #1,368 |
| 2003 | 148 | #1,364 |
| 2002 | 166 | #1,212 |
| 2001 | 154 | #1,276 |
| 2000 | 218 | #969 |
| 1999 | 241 | #885 |
| 1998 | 257 | #827 |
| 1997 | 304 | #705 |
| 1996 | 334 | #665 |
| 1995 | 338 | #641 |
| 1994 | 332 | #648 |
| 1993 | 360 | #627 |
| 1992 | 457 | #520 |
| 1991 | 438 | #532 |
| 1990 | 501 | #484 |
| 1989 | 490 | #481 |
| 1988 | 547 | #424 |
| 1987 | 443 | #488 |
| 1986 | 495 | #433 |
| 1985 | 513 | #430 |
| 1984 | 482 | #435 |
| 1983 | 411 | #479 |
| 1982 | 483 | #445 |
| 1981 | 372 | #524 |
| 1980 | 170 | #893 |
| 1979 | 88 | #1,394 |
| 1978 | 59 | #1,746 |
| 1977 | 41 | #2,216 |
| 1976 | 42 | #2,060 |
| 1975 | 32 | #2,456 |
| 1974 | 34 | #2,290 |
| 1973 | 29 | #2,506 |
| 1972 | 27 | #2,598 |
| 1971 | 32 | #2,375 |
| 1970 | 30 | #2,450 |
| 1969 | 26 | #2,585 |
| 1968 | 26 | #2,431 |
| 1967 | 42 | #1,783 |
| 1966 | 41 | #1,766 |
| 1965 | 44 | #1,689 |
| 1964 | 29 | #2,245 |
| 1963 | 46 | #1,682 |
| 1962 | 41 | #1,781 |
| 1961 | 39 | #1,837 |
| 1960 | 35 | #1,924 |
| 1959 | 31 | #2,020 |
| 1958 | 23 | #2,375 |
| 1957 | 20 | #2,562 |
| 1956 | 28 | #2,057 |
| 1955 | 27 | #2,062 |
| 1954 | 24 | #2,185 |
| 1953 | 31 | #1,782 |
| 1952 | 25 | #2,022 |
| 1951 | 17 | #2,473 |
| 1950 | 23 | #2,001 |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,998 |
| 1948 | 11 | #3,136 |
| 1947 | 13 | #2,897 |
| 1946 | 8 | #3,664 |
| 1945 | 8 | #3,386 |
| 1944 | 6 | #4,052 |
| 1943 | 8 | #3,492 |
| 1942 | 8 | #3,442 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 8 | #3,206 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 8 | #3,145 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,202 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,216 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,304 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #4,000 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,249 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,272 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,187 |
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