Blair Name Popularity

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How popular is Blair?

The somewhat popular name Blair was the 432nd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #423 was reached in 1988.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2018 with 723 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Blair in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1941.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Blair occurred roughly during the years 1946-1953, 1958-1961, 1975-1982, and 2012-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1995-2001.

Blair became more popular as a girls name in 1981.

Where is the name Blair popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

For a number of years, the name Blair has steadily increased in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Blair has risen.

The name Blair still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Blair (Girl)		Blair (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		723	432	54	2,406
2017		612	511	75	1,912
2016		595	521	84	1,796
2015		484	604	70	2,032
2014		439	649	73	1,960
2013		382	720	59	2,210
2012		305	871	64	2,105
2011		262	977	75	1,866
2010		224	1,105	70	1,973
2009		230	1,107	48	2,586
2008		193	1,285	70	2,004
2007		187	1,303	58	2,259
2006		157	1,436	93	1,573
2005		164	1,335	43	2,569
2004		152	1,372	85	1,556
2003		148	1,364	68	1,766
2002		166	1,213	70	1,682
2001		154	1,278	87	1,430
2000		218	971	108	1,235
1999		241	886	91	1,320
1998		257	827	128	1,050
1997		304	705	115	1,099
1996		334	666	118	1,036
1995		338	641	137	949
1994		332	648	161	845
1993		360	627	185	769
1992		457	519	252	651
1991		438	532	267	624
1990		501	485	304	580
1989		487	485	246	637
1988		547	423	204	659
1987		443	488	156	730
1986		494	434	193	644
1985		513	430	181	650
1984		482	435	218	574
1983		411	480	237	545
1982		483	445	228	568
1981		372	524	281	501
1980		170	893	239	555
1979		88	1,399	241	552
1978		59	1,747	211	578
1977		41	2,220	193	606
1976		42	2,064	165	639
1975		33	2,413	151	673
1974		34	2,297	143	684
1973		29	2,515	122	727
1972		27	2,603	131	703
1971		32	2,380	151	673
1970		30	2,454	182	601
1969		26	2,593	182	580
1968		26	2,433	214	517
1967		42	1,784	202	525
1966		41	1,767	215	516
1965		44	1,690	200	540
1964		29	2,252	230	514
1963		46	1,687	328	439
1962		41	1,785	306	456
1961		39	1,841	237	515
1960		35	1,930	251	500
1959		31	2,022	233	515
1958		23	2,382	219	519
1957		20	2,565	234	507
1956		28	2,059	229	501
1955		27	2,066	230	483
1954		24	2,189	274	439
1953		31	1,788	268	434
1952		25	2,027	219	468
1951		17	2,484	197	481
1950		23	2,008	144	563
1949		12	3,018	95	702
1948		11	3,154	114	634
1947		13	2,919	97	702
1946		8	3,696	80	730
1945		8	3,418	84	657
1944		6	4,109	71	735
1943		8	3,525	117	588
1942		8	3,477	87	688
1941		< 5	--	54	860
1940		8	3,241	48	920
1939		< 5	--	51	857
1938		< 5	--	69	737
1937		8	3,174	47	908
1936		< 5	--	50	864
1935		5	4,284	63	779
1934		< 5	--	66	753
1933		5	4,292	77	669
1932		< 5	--	57	844
1931		< 5	--	72	719
1930		< 5	--	77	712
1929		< 5	--	75	723
1928		< 5	--	73	753
1927		< 5	--	73	766
1926		6	4,372	86	684
1925		< 5	--	90	671
1924		7	4,050	77	760
1923		< 5	--	71	786
1922		< 5	--	76	760
1921		< 5	--	81	733
1920		< 5	--	81	721
1919		6	4,317	79	705
1918		< 5	--	78	723
1917		< 5	--	73	717
1916		< 5	--	67	745
1915		5	4,361	69	706
1914		6	3,243	43	802
1913		< 5	--	31	876
1912		< 5	--	26	880
1911		< 5	--	15	862
1910		< 5	--	10	1,050
1909		< 5	--	5	1,475
1908		< 5	--	16	658
1907		< 5	--	7	1,110
1906		< 5	--	13	679
1905		< 5	--	7	1,013
1904		< 5	--	7	977
1903		< 5	--	< 5	--
1902		< 5	--	10	753
1901		< 5	--	6	964
1900		< 5	--	10	846
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		< 5	--	< 5	--
1897		< 5	--	5	1,082
1896		< 5	--	11	676
1895		< 5	--	7	885
1894		< 5	--	6	970
1893		< 5	--	9	711
1892		< 5	--	8	804
1891		< 5	--	10	606
1890		< 5	--	< 5	--
1889		< 5	--	7	805
1888		< 5	--	11	618
1887		< 5	--	5	944
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	5	952
1884		< 5	--	5	987
1883		< 5	--	5	908
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	5	882
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.