Blair
- Pronunciation
- [Blair]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Child Of The Fields
- Origin
- Gaelic
Blair Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 14,939 baby boys have been named Blair. The name peaked in 1963 with 330 US births that year (rank #439). In 2024, ranked #2166 nationally — 1,727 places below its 1963 peak.
Top States for Blair
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Blair births are: Pennsylvania (1,840), California (1,200), Michigan (728).
Other Gaelic-Origin Names Like Blair
If you like Blair's Gaelic origin, consider these related names: Abboid, Ahern, Aibhlin, Aidan, Ailin. Browse all Gaelic names →
5-Letter Names Starting with B
Names with Blair's exact length and starting letter: Badal, Bader, Badia, Badra, Badru.
Quick Facts About Blair
US Popularity History (2000–2025)
Annual US births named Blair by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 1,806 girls named Blair (girl rank #169 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Blair Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Blair the strongest states are South Dakota, District of Columbia, Maine.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Dakota | #120 | 60 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | #149 | 18 |
| 3 | Maine | #160 | 21 |
| 4 | North Dakota | #161 | 53 |
| 5 | Montana | #180 | 17 |
| 6 | New Hampshire | #185 | 19 |
| 7 | Iowa | #187 | 178 |
| 8 | Kansas | #209 | 160 |
| 9 | Nebraska | #230 | 104 |
| 10 | Louisiana | #237 | 203 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | #614 | 132 |
| 2 | California | #583 | 584 |
| 3 | New York | #573 | 263 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | #559 | 99 |
| 5 | Florida | #480 | 401 |
| 6 | Arizona | #454 | 138 |
| 7 | Alabama | #412 | 118 |
| 8 | Oregon | #384 | 73 |
| 9 | Connecticut | #376 | 39 |
| 10 | North Carolina | #370 | 275 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Blair in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaire | Field Of Battle. | Female | Scottish |
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Compare Blair to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Blair against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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