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Blaise

/ˈbleɪz/ · 91% boys · 256 born in 2025

Blaise has been given to about 9,656 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈbleɪz/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 8,979
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Blaise per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2015 · 307
  • Born in 2025256
  • All time9,656
  • England & Wales, 202519

How popular is Blaise?

Its best year was 2015, when 307 babies were given the name, ranking 808th. The typical living American called Blaise is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in Connecticut, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Blaise

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Blaine0.81
  2. Blaze0.73
  3. Blayne0.73
  4. Blake0.64
  5. Blane0.64
  6. Blair0.60
  7. Chase0.57
  8. Jase0.57

Middle names for Blaise

Ranked by flow score
  1. Blaise Thomas0.80
  2. Blaise James0.80
  3. Blaise Cole0.79
  4. Blaise Miles0.79
  5. Blaise Wilder0.78
  6. Blaise Paul0.61

Sibling names for Blaise

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Abdullahbrother · 0.98
  2. Samirasister · 0.98
  3. Amarissister · 0.98
  4. Rivkasister · 0.98
  5. Misaelbrother · 0.98
  6. Alonsobrother · 0.98

Where Blaise is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Connecticut0.02%
  2. Minnesota0.02%
  3. Kansas0.02%
  4. Arizona0.01%
  5. Virginia0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Blaise Wilson0.75
  2. Blaise Williams0.75
  3. Blaise Walker0.75
  4. Blaise Turner0.75
  5. Blaise Torres0.75
  6. Blaise Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Blaise

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Blaise across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.