Blaise
Girl name · #3550 in 2025 · Uniqueness 73/100
Blaise is currently the #3550 girl name in the United States — 43 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #5458, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 41,860 girls born in 2025 was named Blaise.
The 44-year story
Blaise first appears in the Social Security records in 1981, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2021, when 52 girls were named Blaise — good for #3112 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. 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 Blaise per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Blaise in class?
Blaise scores 73 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Blaise will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Blaise is most common
State-level data for Blaise is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Blaise
Statistically, parents drawn to Blaise tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Praise, Elloise, Paradise, Promyse, and Blaze.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Blaise | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #3517 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3695 |
| 2023 | 43 | #3585 |
| 2022 | 46 | #3416 |
| 2021 | 52 | #3112 |
| 2020 | 40 | #3676 |
| 2019 | 40 | #3718 |
| 2018 | 29 | #4662 |
| 2017 | 31 | #4477 |
| 2016 | 24 | #5445 |
| 2015 | 24 | #5458 |
| 2014 | 31 | #4544 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7748 |
| 2012 | 23 | #5710 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10374 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6904 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11459 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11599 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10129 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8237 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9452 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5555 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10425 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6129 |
| 2001 | 27 | #4447 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Blaise a popular girl name?
Blaise ranked #3550 among girls in 2025 with 43 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5458.
When was the name Blaise most popular?
Blaise peaked in 2021, when 52 American girls received the name (ranked #3112 that year). Since 2021 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Blaise?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 41,860 newborn American girls was named Blaise. It scores 73/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
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.