Unisex — 41% boys#890 of girl names
Blair
Pronounced B L EH1 R (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2024
- 111 years in use
How popular is Blair?
Blair is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1914. It has been given to 36,398 children — the 890th most common girls' name on record.
It is climbing hard: about four times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 1,412 children were given it.
Roughly 41% of children named Blair are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- B L EH1 R
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Blair
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Blair
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Blair?
- Blair ranks 890th among girls' names in US records, with 36,398 births since 1914. Over the past decade it accounts for 8,943.
- Is Blair a unisex name?
- Yes. About 41% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Blair most popular?
- 2024, when 1,412 children were given the name. It has been in use for 111 years and is still recorded as of 2024.