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Blaze

Blaze holds the #781 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 326 newborn boys in a single year. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Its strongest year on record was 2015 (#707 nationally, 354 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1921. The name's biggest fan base is in Georgia (#370 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#781
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#707
in 2015 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
326
boys named Blaze

Blaze popularity, 1880–2025

0.005%0.011%0.016%0.021%18801900192019401960198020002020#707 in 2015
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2015

Where Blaze is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025AKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025MEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025VTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025NHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025WAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025IDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025NDMinnesota: #718 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MN#718Wisconsin: #618 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)WI#618Michigan: #905 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MI#905New York: #994 (12 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#994Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025MARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025RIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025ORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025NVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025WYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025SDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025IAIllinois: #805 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IL#805Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025INOhio: #750 (11 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)OH#750Pennsylvania: #704 (12 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)PA#704New Jersey: #829 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NJ#829Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025CTCalifornia: #807 (30 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)CA#807Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025UTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025CONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025NEMissouri: #709 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MO#709Kentucky: #422 (11 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)KY#422West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025WVVirginia: #875 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)VA#875Maryland: #702 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MD#702Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025DEArizona: #720 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)AZ#720New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025NMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025KSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025ARTennessee: #927 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TN#927North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025NCSouth Carolina: #501 (9 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)SC#501District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025DCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025OKLouisiana: #450 (10 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)LA#450Mississippi: #471 (6 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)MS#471Alabama: #422 (12 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)AL#422Georgia: #370 (32 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)GA#370Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Blaze in 2025HITexas: #700 (40 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TX#700Florida: #754 (20 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)FL#754
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Georgia (#370), Alabama (#422), Mississippi (#471)

Uniqueness score

49/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Blaze in the most recent year of SSA data.

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