How Many People Are Named Blade?
An estimated 2,069 people in the United States have the first name Blade. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Blade peaked in popularity in 2002 with 112 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Blade as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Blade paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,069
About 1 in 165,662 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2002
112 births
Total Registered
2,103
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Blade
Blade is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,103 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Blade as a male name
Ranked #4,196 in 2024
25 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (112 births)
Blade: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Blade span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 758 babies were registered. Blade has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Blade by Decade
How has Blade tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Blade by State
Birth registrations for Blade span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, Louisiana. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Iowa, Arizona. On average, about 34 Blades were registered per state.
Blade + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Blade as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Blade
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Blade: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Blade?
We estimate approximately 2,069 people named Blade are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 165,662 Americans share this first name.
Is Blade a common name?
Blade is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,103 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Blade most popular?
Blade reached peak popularity in 2002, when 112 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Blade is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Blade a male name?
Blade is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Blade Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Blade Smith, Blade Johnson, Blade Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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