Blaize
A masculine name derived from the French word "blaise" meaning "lisping" or "stammering".
Name Census estimates that about 2,078 living Americans carry the first name Blaize. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 87.5% of registrations being male. The average person named Blaize today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Blaize births was 2013 (102 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Blaize. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Blaize with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Blaize is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 17 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.1K
~ 1 in 164,944 Americans
Peak year
2013
102 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,909
Tracked since 1982
Census
Blaize in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,603 people with the first name Blaize, which placed it at #8,887 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,887
National first-name rank
People counted
1.6K
1,603 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
72.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Blaize
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Blaize is White at 72.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (8.4%) and Hispanic (8.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Blaize described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Blaize at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White72.7% · 1,165
- Two or more races8.4% · 134
- Hispanic or Latino8.1% · 130
- Black or African American7.2% · 115
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 32
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.7% · 27
Gender
Gender distribution for Blaize
Blaize leans heavily male at 87.5% of total registrations, but 264 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Blaize as a male name
- Ranked #2,909 in 2024
- 43 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2013 (97 births)
Blaize as a female name
- Ranked #7,278 in 2024
- 15 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2023 (18 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Blaize leans strongly male. 1,416 people counted with this name were male (88.5%), compared with 184 female bearers (11.5%).
Popularity
Blaize: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Blaize from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 732 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Blaize remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Blaize by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Blaize during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Blaizes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 14 states and territories. Texas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Blaize, while New York, North Carolina, Minnesota recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 40 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Blaize
The name Blaize has its roots in the Latin name Blasius, derived from the Greek name Βλάσιος (Blasios). This name is believed to have originated during the early Christian era, around the 3rd or 4th century AD. It is thought to be a variant of the Greek name Blasios, which itself is derived from the Greek word "blastos," meaning "sprout" or "shoot."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Blaize can be found in the life of Saint Blaise, a 4th-century Armenian bishop and martyr. Saint Blaise is venerated as the patron saint of throat ailments, and his feast day is celebrated on February 3rd in the Catholic Church. The name gained popularity among Christians, particularly in regions where the veneration of Saint Blaise was widespread, such as parts of Europe and the Middle East.
In the Middle Ages, the name Blaize was relatively common in parts of France, England, and other European countries. One notable figure bearing this name was Blaize de Bury (or Blaise de Bury), a 12th-century Benedictine monk and writer from England. He is known for his work "De Officiis Ecclesiae" (On the Offices of the Church).
Another historical figure with the name Blaize was Blaize Bayce, an English philosopher and scholar who lived in the 14th century. He is known for his work on logic and metaphysics, particularly his commentary on Aristotle's "Metaphysics."
In the 16th century, Blaize de Vigenère (1523-1596) was a French diplomat, cryptographer, and author. He is best known for his work on cryptography and for developing the Vigenère cipher, which was considered unbreakable for centuries.
Another notable Blaize in history was Blaize Pascal (1623-1662), a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and theologian. He made significant contributions to various fields, including the development of probability theory, the study of fluids, and the design of the first mechanical calculator.
While the name Blaize has been more commonly used in Europe throughout history, it has also found its way into other cultures and regions. It is worth noting that the spelling and pronunciation of the name may vary across different languages and cultures.
People
Blaize + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Blaize as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Blaize: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Blaize?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,078 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Blaize going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 164,944 US residents.
Is Blaize a common name?
We classify Blaize as "Rare". It ranks above 93.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,104 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Blaize most popular?
The single biggest year for Blaize was 2013, when 102 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Blaize is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Blaize in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,603 people with the name Blaize, or 0.53 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,887 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Blaize in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Blaize?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Blaize leans strongly male. 1,416 people counted with this name were male (88.5%), compared with 184 female bearers (11.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Blaize?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Blaize is White at 72.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (8.4%) and Hispanic (8.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Blaize most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Blaize in the 2020 Census, accounting for 72.7% (1,165 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Blaize in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Blaize a male name?
Yes, 87.5% of people registered as Blaize in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Blaize still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Blaize in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Blaize can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Blaize?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Blaize at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.