Names / Boy names
Blade
Current rank
#3,454
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,167
in 1996
First recorded
1982
in U.S. data
Children named
2,100
since 1982
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,167 in 1996 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Sword blade. It first appears in American naming data in 1982. 1996 marked its high point, reaching #1,167. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Over 2,100 have carried it since records began.