Names / Unisex names
Blue
Current rank
#2,648
and rising
All-time peak
#2,429
in 1969
First recorded
1968
in U.S. data
Children named
1,400
since 1968
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,429 in 1969 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
. Cornflower shade. Stateside, it first shows up in 1968. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Roughly 1,400 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.