Blaise
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- BLAYZ
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,038 for boys
Unisex
Blaise is a name of Latin origin, meaning “lisping”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 1,038th for boys in the US (213 babies).
What does Blaise mean?
Latin: from the Roman name Blasius
“lisping”
St Blaise, an Armenian bishop and martyr, is invoked against throat ailments; the mathematician Blaise Pascal also bore the name.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Blaise a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Blaise has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls and 11 boys in the UK and 43 girls and 213 boys in the US.
How popular is Blaise in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Blaise, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 22 boys. 8 girls were also named Blaise in 2025 (3,101st for girls).
Half of all the boys named Blaise in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 30 boys in the UK were given Blaise or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #951, up from #2,202 for this spelling alone.
In 1996, 53% of the babies named Blaise in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 42%, with more boys than girls since 2004.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Blaise in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,479 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,309 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,268 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 15 | #1,692 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,334 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,326 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,193 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 14 | #1,066 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Blaise in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,038among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 213about 1 in 8,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 213 boys in the US were named Blaise, making it the 1,038th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 935th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 283 boys. It first appears in the records in 1913. 43 girls were also named Blaise in 2025 (3,516th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Blaise in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 632 boys in the US were given Blaise or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #483, up from #1,038 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 17% of the babies named Blaise in the US were girls.
Blaise in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 213 | #1,038 |
| 2024 | 194 | #1,106 |
| 2023 | 199 | #1,080 |
| 2022 | 219 | #1,015 |
| 2021 | 217 | #1,006 |
| 2020 | 235 | #935 |
| 2019 | 235 | #927 |
| 2018 | 204 | #1,012 |
| 2017 | 234 | #910 |
| 2016 | 238 | #904 |
| 2015 | 283 | #808 |
| 2014 | 262 | #851 |
| 2013 | 230 | #904 |
| 2012 | 227 | #909 |
| 2011 | 213 | #935 |
| 2010 | 211 | #949 |
| 2009 | 206 | #969 |
| 2008 | 184 | #1,031 |
| 2007 | 197 | #990 |
| 2006 | 188 | #985 |
| 2005 | 172 | #998 |
| 2004 | 196 | #883 |
| 2003 | 216 | #803 |
| 2002 | 214 | #802 |
| 2001 | 208 | #804 |
| 2000 | 161 | #940 |
| 1999 | 169 | #887 |
| 1998 | 160 | #899 |
| 1997 | 136 | #964 |
| 1996 | 128 | #977 |
| 1995 | 110 | #1,066 |
| 1994 | 123 | #998 |
| 1993 | 117 | #1,011 |
| 1992 | 85 | #1,217 |
| 1991 | 90 | #1,156 |
| 1990 | 96 | #1,082 |
| 1989 | 97 | #1,053 |
| 1988 | 86 | #1,068 |
| 1987 | 55 | #1,335 |
| 1986 | 52 | #1,362 |
| 1985 | 63 | #1,180 |
| 1984 | 39 | #1,555 |
| 1983 | 39 | #1,533 |
| 1982 | 45 | #1,414 |
| 1981 | 29 | #1,898 |
| 1980 | 32 | #1,765 |
| 1979 | 37 | #1,570 |
| 1978 | 34 | #1,616 |
| 1977 | 29 | #1,780 |
| 1976 | 27 | #1,827 |
| 1975 | 26 | #1,834 |
| 1974 | 24 | #1,886 |
| 1973 | 28 | #1,653 |
| 1972 | 18 | #2,158 |
| 1971 | 30 | #1,596 |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,614 |
| 1969 | 29 | #1,492 |
| 1968 | 20 | #1,787 |
| 1967 | 31 | #1,363 |
| 1966 | 30 | #1,400 |
| 1965 | 48 | #1,064 |
| 1964 | 50 | #1,070 |
| 1963 | 51 | #1,068 |
| 1962 | 60 | #983 |
| 1961 | 59 | #1,012 |
| 1960 | 58 | #1,007 |
| 1959 | 59 | #1,003 |
| 1958 | 36 | #1,276 |
| 1957 | 37 | #1,277 |
| 1956 | 53 | #1,031 |
| 1955 | 38 | #1,218 |
| 1954 | 43 | #1,136 |
| 1953 | 53 | #988 |
| 1952 | 28 | #1,429 |
| 1951 | 26 | #1,461 |
| 1950 | 26 | #1,433 |
| 1949 | 16 | #1,871 |
| 1948 | 29 | #1,345 |
| 1947 | 25 | #1,481 |
| 1946 | 17 | #1,758 |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,392 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,079 |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,909 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,522 |
| 1941 | 14 | #1,903 |
| 1940 | 14 | #1,894 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 14 | #1,901 |
| 1937 | 13 | #1,992 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,301 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,396 |
| 1934 | 7 | #2,972 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,638 |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,389 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,590 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 12 | #2,387 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,523 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,137 |
| 1925 | 9 | #2,934 |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,865 |
| 1923 | 9 | #2,948 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,320 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,735 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,178 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,422 |
| 1916 | 8 | #2,925 |
| 1915 | 8 | #2,828 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,820 |
Names like Blaise
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Blaise
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Blaise: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/blaise, updated 20 October 2026.