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Bleu

Boy

Meaning of Bleu: French: 'blue'

Bleu is a boy's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2341st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 857th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2341

57 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#857

37 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

642

First recorded 1979 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 5 babies2006: 5 babies2007: 7 babies2008: 6 babies2009: 0 babies2010: 8 babies20102011: 5 babies2012: 0 babies2013: 5 babies2014: 18 babies2015: 17 babies2016: 12 babies2017: 17 babies2018: 33 babies2019: 47 babies2020: 52 babies20202021: 77 babies2022: 100 babies2023: 88 babies2024: 57 babies2025: 57 babies
US babies named Bleu per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 100.

Gender split

58% boys · 42% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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