Blair

girls’ name · 59%boys’ name · 41%At its peakCompare

Blair is ranked 218th among girls in 2024 (1,412 births). Its best rank was 218th, in 2024.

Rank in 2024: #218up 24 from 2023
Births in 2024: 1,4120.09% of girls
Peak year: 20241,412 births
Best rank: #218in 2024
Since 1914: 36,398people given the name

Babies named Blair, by year of birthgirlsboys

The story in the numbers

21,459 girls have been named Blair in the United States since 1914, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 1,412 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2009, and the 2020s alone account for 27%. It has spent 35 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Blair is used for both sexes: 41% of its bearers are boys (14,939), most of them born around 1963.

Rank among girls, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	girls named Blair
1910s	17
1920s	13
1930s	18
1940s	82
1950s	249
1960s	369
1970s	415
1980s	4,406
1990s	3,562
2000s	1,771
2010s	4,809
2020s	5,748

In 2024, its biggest year

Blair was the 218th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Blair

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.