How Many People Are Named Blair?
An estimated 32,159 people in the United States have the first name Blair. It is used for both genders, with 59.0% female. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Blair peaked in popularity in 2024 with 1,479 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Blair 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 Blair paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Blair has undergone a significant gender shift. Originally given predominantly to boys, it is now more commonly a girls' name.
- Blair is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
32,159
About 1 in 10,658 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
59.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2024
1,479 births
Total Registered
36,398
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Blair
Blair is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (41.0%) and females (59.0%). Out of 36,398 total births registered, 14,939 were male and 21,459 were female.
Blair as a male name
Ranked #2,166 in 2024
67 male births in 2024
Peak: 1963 (330 births)
Blair as a female name
Ranked #218 in 2024
1,412 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (1,412 births)
Blair: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Blair span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 6,588 babies were registered. Blair remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Blair by Decade
How has Blair 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 43 | 43 | 0 | |
| 1890s | 56 | 56 | 0 | |
| 1900s | 81 | 81 | 0 | |
| 1910s | 508 | 491 | 17 | |
| 1920s | 796 | 783 | 13 | |
| 1930s | 647 | 629 | 18 | |
| 1940s | 930 | 848 | 82 | |
| 1950s | 2,498 | 2,249 | 249 | |
| 1960s | 2,734 | 2,365 | 369 | |
| 1970s | 2,104 | 1,689 | 415 | |
| 1980s | 6,588 | 2,182 | 4,406 | |
| 1990s | 5,320 | 1,758 | 3,562 | |
| 2000s | 2,502 | 731 | 1,771 | |
| 2010s | 5,500 | 691 | 4,809 | |
| 2020s | 6,091 | 343 | 5,748 | |
Blair by State
Birth registrations for Blair span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, Texas. The lowest are in Rhode Island, New Mexico, Hawaii. On average, about 584 Blairs were registered per state.
Blair + Last Name Combinations
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Blair: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Blair?
We estimate approximately 32,159 people named Blair 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 10,658 Americans share this first name.
Is Blair a common name?
Blair is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 36,398 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Blair most popular?
Blair reached peak popularity in 2024, when 1,479 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Blair is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Blair a female name?
Blair is predominantly female. 59.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Blair Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Blair Smith, Blair Johnson, Blair 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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