unisex name
Blu
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 3
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,335
Scotland
#811
2021 births
Blu is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 32% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 61 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2021, when 86 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 54,351 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Blu over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 58 |
| 1980s | 13 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 101 |
| 2010s | 230 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 421 |
How popular is Blu?
In 2025, Blu was given to 61 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Blu is used
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 Blu
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Blu also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Blu over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Blu
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Blu — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Blu
How popular is the name Blu?
In 2025, Blu was given to 61 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Blu a girl's or a boy's name?
Blu is used for both girls and boys. About 32% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Blu most popular?
Blu peaked in 2021, when 86 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Blu a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Blu currently ranks #1,197 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.