Blair
Girl name · #169 in 2025 · Well-known
In 2025, 1,806 baby girls were named Blair, placing it at #169 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #606, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 997 girls born in 2025 was named Blair.
The 111-year story
Blair first appears in the Social Security records in 1914, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 1,806 babies and a rank of #169. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Blair per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Blair in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Blair is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Blair is most common
Geography matters for names, and Blair is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Blair is most common in SD (3.9 per 1,000), ME (3.2 per 1,000), IA (3.1 per 1,000), WV (2.6 per 1,000), NE (2.5 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 1.4 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Blair is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Blair
Statistically, parents drawn to Blair tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ember, Briar, Stevie, Saylor, and Blaire.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Blair | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,806 | #169 |
| 2024 | 1,415 | #218 |
| 2023 | 1,264 | #242 |
| 2022 | 1,122 | #282 |
| 2021 | 1,025 | #316 |
| 2020 | 925 | #335 |
| 2019 | 771 | #402 |
| 2018 | 729 | #433 |
| 2017 | 614 | #511 |
| 2016 | 597 | #521 |
| 2015 | 484 | #606 |
| 2014 | 440 | #649 |
| 2013 | 383 | #719 |
| 2012 | 305 | #872 |
| 2011 | 262 | #979 |
| 2010 | 224 | #1105 |
| 2009 | 230 | #1106 |
| 2008 | 194 | #1281 |
| 2007 | 187 | #1303 |
| 2006 | 157 | #1436 |
| 2005 | 164 | #1333 |
| 2004 | 153 | #1369 |
| 2003 | 148 | #1365 |
| 2002 | 166 | #1213 |
| 2001 | 154 | #1277 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Blair a popular girl name?
Blair ranked #169 among girls in 2025 with 1,806 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #606.
When was the name Blair most popular?
Blair peaked in 2025, when 1,806 American girls received the name (ranked #169 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Blair?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 997 newborn American girls was named Blair. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "well-known".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.