How Many People Are Named Blaise?
An estimated 8,861 people in the United States have the first name Blaise. It is predominantly male (91.0%). The average bearer is 24 years old, and Blaise peaked in popularity in 2015 with 307 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Blaise 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 Blaise paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,861
About 1 in 38,681 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
91.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2015
307 births
Total Registered
9,398
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Blaise
Blaise is predominantly male (91.0%), though 845 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Blaise as a male name
Ranked #1,105 in 2024
193 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (283 births)
Blaise as a female name
Ranked #3,696 in 2024
41 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (52 births)
Blaise: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Blaise span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,582 babies were registered. While Blaise is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Blaise by Decade
How has Blaise 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.
Blaise by State
Birth registrations for Blaise span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, New York, California. The lowest are in Utah, South Dakota, South Carolina. On average, about 142 Blaises were registered per state.
Blaise + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Blaise as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Blaise: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Blaise?
We estimate approximately 8,861 people named Blaise 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 38,681 Americans share this first name.
Is Blaise a common name?
Blaise is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,398 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Blaise most popular?
Blaise reached peak popularity in 2015, when 307 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Blaise is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Blaise a male name?
Blaise is predominantly male. 91.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Blaise Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Blaise Smith, Blaise Johnson, Blaise 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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