Blair

What Blair means

Means “field, plain”

From Scottish Gaelic blàr (“field, plain”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Blair” (revision 93740847), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Blair?

US: Rising: up from #606 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #2195 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 1,806 girls got the name (#169 that year). First in the US records in 1914.

How common

• About 1 in 890 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 3,518 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 639 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in SD (3.93 per 1,000 girls), ME (3.21 per 1,000 girls), IA (3.14 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Blair is #169 in the US and #551 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 96.3% of US babies named Blair were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Blaire802 US · 20 E&W
• Blayre6 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Blair

Girls

• Stevie#203Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #978 in 2015, #203 in 2025
• Rosemary#251“dew of the sea”^*
• Rosie#283Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #775 in 2015, #283 in 2025
• Scottie#126Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,533 in 2015, #126 in 2025
• Blake#295“black”^*
• Wrenley#158Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #158 vs #1,454 in 2025

For a brother

• Wesley#52“west + wood, clearing”^*
• Warren#240“river, water”^*
• Arthur#87possibly “bear”^*
• Stetson#136“site in the Parish of South Brent”^*
• Leon#138“lion”^*
• Harvey#251“iron + blazing”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Blair’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.