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Blaine

Boy

Meaning of Blaine: Scottish: 'yellow'

Blaine is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 6 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 942nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1595th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#942

250 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1595

16 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

34,307

First recorded 1880 · peak 2001

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 340 babies1982: 296 babies1983: 289 babies1984: 301 babies1985: 331 babies1986: 410 babies1987: 539 babies1988: 540 babies1989: 632 babies1990: 613 babies19901991: 542 babies1992: 537 babies1993: 489 babies1994: 436 babies1995: 461 babies1996: 440 babies1997: 508 babies1998: 460 babies1999: 426 babies2000: 555 babies20002001: 644 babies2002: 599 babies2003: 540 babies2004: 420 babies2005: 483 babies2006: 448 babies2007: 474 babies2008: 422 babies2009: 405 babies2010: 396 babies20102011: 453 babies2012: 461 babies2013: 464 babies2014: 397 babies2015: 414 babies2016: 378 babies2017: 341 babies2018: 261 babies2019: 268 babies2020: 276 babies20202021: 253 babies2022: 240 babies2023: 238 babies2024: 225 babies2025: 250 babies
US babies named Blaine per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 644.

Gender split

96% boys · 4% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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