Blu
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- BLOO
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,257 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,883 for boys
Unisex
Blu is a name of English origin, meaning “blue”. In 2025 it ranked 1,257th for boys in the UK (24 babies) and 2,883rd for boys in the US (43 babies).
What does Blu mean?
English: spelling of Blue
“blue”
Is Blu a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Blu has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 24 boys in the UK and 18 girls and 43 boys in the US.
How popular is Blu in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,257among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the UK were named Blu, making it the 1,257th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,078th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 40 boys. 5 girls were also named Blu in 2025 (4,276th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Blu in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 80 boys in the UK were given Blu or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #507, up from #1,257 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 17% of the babies named Blu in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,196th in England and Wales.
Blu in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #1,257 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2022 | 26 | #1,157 |
| 2021 | 24 | #1,227 |
| 2020 | 28 | #1,078 |
| 2019 | 40 | #845 |
| 2018 | 23 | #1,243 |
| 2017 | 22 | #1,290 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,309 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,476 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,493 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Blu in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,883among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 43about 1 in 40,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 52% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 43 boys in the US were named Blu, making it the 2,883rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,915th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 48 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970. 18 girls were also named Blu in 2025 (6,324th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Blu in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 128 boys in the US were given Blu or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,289, up from #2,883 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 30% of the babies named Blu in the US were girls.
Blu in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #2,883 |
| 2024 | 31 | #3,603 |
| 2023 | 48 | #2,692 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,001 |
| 2021 | 48 | #2,651 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,915 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,000 |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,789 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,714 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,817 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
Names like Blu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Blu
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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, “Blu: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/blu, updated 20 October 2026.