boy's name

Blaise

  • Origin French
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 15,489

Ireland

#498

2025 births

Blaise is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 256 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Blaise is a name of French origin.
  • Peaked in 2015, when 307 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 12,951 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1913.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Blaise over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

2,582
'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Blaise by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 43
1920s 60
1930s 82
1940s 160
1950s 399
1960s 436
1970s 281
1980s 593
1990s 1,380
2000s 2,098
2010s 2,582
2020s (to 2025) 1,542

How popular is Blaise?

In 2025, Blaise was given to 256 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Blaise is used

Ireland #498 7 in 2025
United States #1,043 256 in 2025
France #1,657 20 in 2025
Canada #2,068 10 in 2024
England & Wales #2,222 19 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Blaise

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Blaise also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Blaise over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Blaise in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

Italian
Biagio
Spanish
Blas

Sibling names for Blaise

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Blaise — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Blaise

How popular is the name Blaise?

In 2025, Blaise was given to 256 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Blaise a girl's or a boy's name?

Blaise is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Blaise?

Blaise has 1 syllable.

When was Blaise most popular?

Blaise peaked in 2015, when 307 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Blaise a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Blaise currently ranks #498 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.