Boys' name · peaked in 1884
Blaine name popularity since 1925
32,347 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Blaine (3.8% girls, 96.2% boys). Half of them were born in 1988 or earlier, so the typical Blaine is about 38 years old in 2026. Blaine peaked in 1884 as the #211 name for boys, and it ranked #992 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 32,347
- Named Blaine, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1884
- #211 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #992
- for boys in 2025 (230 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 96.2% boys
- 1,231 girls · 31,116 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 5.27× its national share
Peak year is the year Blaine made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Blaine births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2001. Measured as a share of all babies, Blaine peaked earlier, in 1884.
- Fastest rise: Between 1984 and 1989, Blaine became 2× more common, from 1 in 6,540 baby boys to 1 in 3,340.
- Steepest fall: Between 2013 and 2018, its share of baby boys fell by 42%, from 1 in 4,240 to 1 in 7,290.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Blaine's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Blaine.
Decade by decade
Babies named Blaine in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 707 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,397 | #479 |
| 1940s | 10 | 1,624 | #513 |
| 1950s | 21 | 3,102 | #414 |
| 1960s | 43 | 3,602 | #420 |
| 1970s | 56 | 2,604 | #514 |
| 1980s | 295 | 3,669 | #491 |
| 1990s | 290 | 4,622 | #494 |
| 2000s | 191 | 4,799 | #525 |
| 2010s | 166 | 3,667 | #650 |
| 2020–25 | 159 | 1,323 | #992 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
23.8% of babies named Blaine from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Blaine is most popular
The index compares Blaine's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Blaine.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 5.27× | 1,198 |
| Idaho | 4.53× | 481 |
| North Dakota | 4.07× | 342 |
| Maine | 3.10× | 354 |
| Louisiana | 2.92× | 1,396 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Blaine and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Blaine (this page) | 31,116 | 1884 |
| Blayne | 4,044 | 2009 |
| Blain | 2,173 | 1884 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Blaine's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Blaine.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Blaine (1884).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data