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Blair

Unisex

Meaning of Blair: Scottish: 'plain or field'

Blair is a unisex name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 163rd most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 603rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#163

1,876 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#603

65 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

38,276

First recorded 1881 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 653 babies1982: 711 babies1983: 648 babies1984: 700 babies1985: 693 babies1986: 688 babies1987: 599 babies1988: 751 babies1989: 736 babies1990: 805 babies19901991: 705 babies1992: 709 babies1993: 545 babies1994: 493 babies1995: 475 babies1996: 452 babies1997: 419 babies1998: 385 babies1999: 332 babies2000: 326 babies20002001: 241 babies2002: 236 babies2003: 216 babies2004: 238 babies2005: 208 babies2006: 250 babies2007: 245 babies2008: 264 babies2009: 278 babies2010: 294 babies20102011: 337 babies2012: 369 babies2013: 442 babies2014: 513 babies2015: 554 babies2016: 681 babies2017: 689 babies2018: 784 babies2019: 837 babies2020: 974 babies20202021: 1,085 babies2022: 1,203 babies2023: 1,350 babies2024: 1,482 babies2025: 1,876 babies
US babies named Blair per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,876.

Gender split

39% boys · 61% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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