How Many People Are Named Blas?
An estimated 2,124 people in the United States have the first name Blas. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Blas peaked in popularity in 1988 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Blas 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 Blas paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,124
About 1 in 161,372 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1988
43 births
Total Registered
2,908
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Blas
Blas is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,908 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Blas as a male name
Ranked #5,675 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 1988 (43 births)
Blas: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Blas span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 348 babies were registered. Blas has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Blas by Decade
How has Blas 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.
Blas by State
Birth registrations for Blas span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New Mexico. The lowest are in Florida, Arizona, New York. On average, about 301 Blass were registered per state.
Blas + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Blas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Blas
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Blas: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Blas?
We estimate approximately 2,124 people named Blas 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 161,372 Americans share this first name.
Is Blas a common name?
Blas is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,908 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Blas most popular?
Blas reached peak popularity in 1988, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Blas is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Blas a male name?
Blas is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Blas Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Blas Smith, Blas Johnson, Blas 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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