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Blue

Unisex

Meaning of Blue: English: 'the color blue'

Blue is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1951st most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 1076th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1951

78 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1076

27 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,453

First recorded 1968 · peak 2021

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 9 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 18 babies1994: 17 babies1995: 27 babies1996: 18 babies1997: 21 babies1998: 29 babies1999: 20 babies2000: 33 babies20002001: 12 babies2002: 19 babies2003: 16 babies2004: 24 babies2005: 30 babies2006: 28 babies2007: 20 babies2008: 27 babies2009: 16 babies2010: 23 babies20102011: 18 babies2012: 32 babies2013: 41 babies2014: 37 babies2015: 52 babies2016: 39 babies2017: 48 babies2018: 54 babies2019: 54 babies2020: 74 babies20202021: 89 babies2022: 85 babies2023: 74 babies2024: 83 babies2025: 78 babies
US babies named Blue per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 89.

Gender split

65% boys · 35% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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