Blaine
Pronounced B L EY1 N (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2001
- 145 years in use
- 3 spellings
How popular is Blaine?
Blaine is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 45,329 children — the 517th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 42% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2001, when 865 children were given it.
Three other spellings are counted in that total — Blane, Blayne and Blain — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Blaine and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Blane
- Blayne
- Blain
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- B L EY1 N
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Blaine
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Blaine
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Blaine?
- Blaine ranks 517th among boys' names in US records, with 45,329 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,675.
- Is Blaine a unisex name?
- No. Blaine is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Blaine most popular?
- 2001, when 865 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Blaine spelled?
- Blane, Blayne, Blain. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.