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Blaise

Meaning: Possibly “stammering”
Origin: French (from Latin (via Old French Blaise, doublet of Blasius)) — Possibly from Latin blaesus

Boy's name · #1038 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Blaise reached its best rank, #803, in 2002 and ranked #1038 in 2025. About 8,800 boys have carried it since 1913.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#473 in Ireland (2025) · #1,481 in France (2025) · #2,148 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,988 in Canada (2024).

Famous Blaises

Blaise Pascal — French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623–1662)
Blaise Compaoré — President of Burkina Faso from 1987 to 2014
Blaise Matuidi — French footballer (born 1987)
Blaise of Sebaste — Early 4th-century saint and bishop
Blaise Cendrars — Swiss writer (1887–1961)

In stories & tradition

Blaise Zabini — Harry Potter (novel series)
Blaise^fr — Arthurian romance

What Blaises become

Among 211 notable people named Blaise:

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Blaize (#2395), Blaise would rank around #882 with about 270 births last year — the newborns split about 79/21 between Blaise and Blaize.

Similar names: Blaize · Adrien · Blaine · Reese · Aldo · Landry

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