Blaine

Blaine: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“yellow”
Origin
Scottish Gaelic
Say it
BLAYN · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys (96% of all uses)

From a Scottish surname derived from Gaelic Bláán or related forms, traditionally linked to a word meaning yellow. It is also associated with Saint Blane.

How popular is Blaine?

202468.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Blaine in 2024225

2024 rank#1,115 boys

Peak year1884

Total US babies since 188034,059

Blaine is fading: recent use is about 62% of its level ten years before.

Names like Blaine

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Loganlittle hollow · Scottish Gaelic
  • Cameroncrooked nose · Scottish Gaelic
  • IanGod is gracious · Scottish Gaelic
  • Carsonson of Carr · Scottish Gaelic
  • Callumdove · Scottish Gaelic
  • MaxwellMack's stream · Scottish Gaelic
  • Dallasmeadow dwelling · Scottish Gaelic
  • Kennethborn of fire · Scottish Gaelic

Blaine questions

What does the name Blaine mean?

Blaine means "yellow". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. From a Scottish surname derived from Gaelic Bláán or related forms, traditionally linked to a word meaning yellow. It is also associated with Saint Blane.

Is Blaine a boy or girl name?

Blaine is mainly a boy's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Blaine?

225 US babies were named Blaine in 2024. Its peak year was 1884.

How do you pronounce Blaine?

Blaine is usually pronounced BLAYN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.