Blain Boy
How popular is Blain?
#7,675 boy name in 2025
10 baby boys were named Blain in the US in 2025, making it the 7675th most popular boy name.
1,891living people named Blain (est.)
36median age of people named Blain
2,306babies named Blain since 1880
1 in 331,534US babies born in 2025
Blain popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #7,675 for boys (▲ 2214 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 10 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-55% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,405 in 2015, #9,548 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2003 (58 boys) |
| Highest rank | #971 in 1884 |
| First recorded | 1884 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Blain counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Blaine family of names ranked #739 for boys in 2025 (#817 the year before), with 322 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Blain by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #971 |
| 1910s | 47 | #2,258 |
| 1920s | 101 | #1,766 |
| 1930s | 76 | #2,079 |
| 1940s | 72 | #2,322 |
| 1950s | 183 | #1,395 |
| 1960s | 299 | #1,241 |
| 1970s | 242 | #1,461 |
| 1980s | 299 | #1,400 |
| 1990s | 365 | #1,609 |
| 2000s | 372 | #1,983 |
| 2010s | 184 | #3,694 |
| 2020s | 44 | #7,675 |
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Questions
- Is Blain a boy or girl name?
- Blain is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Blain were boys.
- How popular is the name Blain?
- 10 baby boys were named Blain in the US in 2025, making it the 7675th most popular boy name.
- When was Blain most popular?
- Blain peaked in 2003, when 58 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #971 in 1884.
- How many people are named Blain?
- 2,306 babies have been named Blain in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,891 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 36.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.