Blair: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “plain; field”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- BLAIR · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Both (59% girls, 41% boys since 1880)
From a Scottish surname derived from Gaelic blàr, 'plain' or 'field'. It has been used for both sexes in English-speaking countries.
How popular is Blair?
Babies named Blair in 20241,479
2024 rank#218 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 188036,398
Blair is rising: use over the last five years is 3.4× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Blair
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Blaireplain, field · Scottish Gaelic
- Finleyfair-haired hero · Scottish Gaelic
- Lennoxelm grove · Scottish Gaelic
- Lesliegarden of holly · Scottish Gaelic
- Monroemouth of the Roe River · Scottish Gaelic
- Campbellcrooked mouth · Scottish Gaelic
- Finnleyfair-haired hero · Scottish Gaelic
- Mckinleyson of Fionnlaoch · Scottish Gaelic
Blair questions
What does the name Blair mean?
Blair means "plain; field". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. From a Scottish surname derived from Gaelic blàr, 'plain' or 'field'. It has been used for both sexes in English-speaking countries.
Is Blair a boy or girl name?
Blair is used for both: about 59% of US babies named Blair since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Blair?
1,479 US babies were named Blair in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Blair?
Blair is usually pronounced BLAIR.
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.