Names / Boy names
Blaise
Current rank
#1,038
holding steady
All-time peak
#803
in 2002
First recorded
1913
in U.S. data
Children named
9,600
since 1913
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #803 in 2002 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Lisping, stammering (Latin). It was first recorded in American naming data in 1913. Its strongest year was 2002, at #803 nationally. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. More than 9,600 children have been given the name overall.