Blaise

Blaise: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “lisping”
Origin: French
Say it: BLAYZ · 1 syllable
Used for: Boys (91% of all uses)

Blaise is the French form of Blaise/Blaise-derived Latin Blasius. Saint Blaise is a well-known early Christian saint, helping preserve the name in Europe.

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How popular is Blaise?

202470.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Blaise in 2024234

2024 rank#1,105 boys

Peak year2015

Total US babies since 18809,398

Blaise has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Blaise

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Russelllittle red-haired one · French
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Blaise questions

What does the name Blaise mean?

Blaise means "lisping". It comes from French. Blaise is the French form of Blaise/Blaise-derived Latin Blasius. Saint Blaise is a well-known early Christian saint, helping preserve the name in Europe.

Is Blaise a boy or girl name?

Blaise is mainly a boy's name in US records (91% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Blaise?

234 US babies were named Blaise in 2024. Its peak year was 2015.

How do you pronounce Blaise?

Blaise is usually pronounced BLAYZ.

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.