Blue
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Unisex
Blue is a name of English origin, meaning “blue”. In 2025 it ranked 1,613th for boys in the UK (17 babies) and 2,641st for boys in the US (49 babies).
What does Blue mean?
English: the colour
“blue”
- Say it
- BLOO
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Is Blue a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Blue has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls and 17 boys in the UK and 29 girls and 49 boys in the US.
How popular is Blue in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,613among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were named Blue, making it the 1,613th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,317th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 28 boys. 12 girls were also named Blue in 2025 (2,344th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Blue than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Blue in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 80 boys in the UK were given Blue or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #507, up from #1,613 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 41% of the babies named Blue in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,537th in England and Wales.
Blue in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,613 |
| 2024 | 27 | #1,137 |
| 2023 | 26 | #1,190 |
| 2022 | 23 | #1,270 |
| 2021 | 27 | #1,134 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,317 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 28 | #1,098 |
| 2017 | 22 | #1,290 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,591 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 26 | #1,136 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,398 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,542 |
| 2011 | 23 | #1,203 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 18 | #1,378 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,540 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,193 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,142 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Blue in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,641among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 49about 1 in 35,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 49 boys in the US were named Blue, making it the 2,641st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,845th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 51 boys. It first appears in the records in 1968. 29 girls were also named Blue in 2025 (4,660th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Blue in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 128 boys in the US were given Blue or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,289, up from #2,641 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 37% of the babies named Blue in the US were girls.
Blue in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #2,641 |
| 2024 | 51 | #2,595 |
| 2023 | 42 | #2,951 |
| 2022 | 48 | #2,715 |
| 2021 | 46 | #2,731 |
| 2020 | 42 | #2,845 |
| 2019 | 35 | #3,256 |
| 2018 | 31 | #3,520 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,326 |
| 2015 | 32 | #3,430 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,387 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,530 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,928 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,538 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,547 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,855 |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,989 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,069 |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,414 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,575 |
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