Names / Boy names
Blaine
Current rank
#992
and easing
All-time peak
#211
in 1884
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
34,300
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #211 in 1884 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Slender, thin (Scottish). The name first appears in U.S. records in 1880. Its strongest year was 1884, at #211 nationally. It currently ranks #992 and is drifting lower. Across all years, more than 34,300 children have been named this.