Blaze
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Blaze is a name of English origin, meaning “flame, fire”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 781st for boys in the US (326 babies).
What does Blaze mean?
English: the word blaze; also a spelling of Blaise
“flame, fire”
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Is Blaze a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Blaze has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 14 boys in the UK and 27 girls and 326 boys in the US.
How popular is Blaze in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Blaze, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2011, with 16 boys. 3 girls were also named Blaze in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Blaze than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Blaze in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 30 boys in the UK were given Blaze or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #951, up from #1,859 for this spelling alone.
In 1997, 60% of the babies named Blaze in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 18%, with more boys than girls since 1999.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Blaze in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,636 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Blaze in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #781among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 326about 1 in 5,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 326 boys in the US were named Blaze, making it the 781st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 841st. Its busiest year was 2015, with 354 boys. It first appears in the records in 1921. 27 girls were also named Blaze in 2025 (4,877th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Blaze in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 632 boys in the US were given Blaze or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #483, up from #781 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 8% of the babies named Blaze in the US were girls.
Blaze in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 326 | #781 |
| 2024 | 336 | #757 |
| 2023 | 336 | #767 |
| 2022 | 339 | #753 |
| 2021 | 322 | #774 |
| 2020 | 271 | #841 |
| 2019 | 244 | #897 |
| 2018 | 260 | #851 |
| 2017 | 281 | #809 |
| 2016 | 263 | #855 |
| 2015 | 354 | #707 |
| 2014 | 302 | #773 |
| 2013 | 331 | #709 |
| 2012 | 305 | #748 |
| 2011 | 265 | #821 |
| 2010 | 251 | #841 |
| 2009 | 269 | #822 |
| 2008 | 245 | #866 |
| 2007 | 235 | #876 |
| 2006 | 228 | #871 |
| 2005 | 214 | #860 |
| 2004 | 219 | #818 |
| 2003 | 252 | #726 |
| 2002 | 217 | #794 |
| 2001 | 224 | #765 |
| 2000 | 179 | #878 |
| 1999 | 133 | #1,037 |
| 1998 | 101 | #1,213 |
| 1997 | 100 | #1,187 |
| 1996 | 84 | #1,301 |
| 1995 | 114 | #1,040 |
| 1994 | 95 | #1,164 |
| 1993 | 89 | #1,181 |
| 1992 | 63 | #1,447 |
| 1991 | 88 | #1,177 |
| 1990 | 72 | #1,301 |
| 1989 | 53 | #1,532 |
| 1988 | 51 | #1,477 |
| 1987 | 44 | #1,585 |
| 1986 | 35 | #1,758 |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,070 |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,363 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,708 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,928 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,790 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,262 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,443 |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,989 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,778 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,502 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,536 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,683 |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,662 |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,504 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,022 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,557 |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,825 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,142 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,320 |
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