Blade
Blade was the 3454th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1167th; the most babies were born in 2002 (112). Over the last ten years it has moved down 730 places. More babies were named Blade in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,454 boys, up 286 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2002112 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,136babies recorded
Blade popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,454 | 33 |
| 2020 | #3,740 | 28 |
| 2010 | #2,828 | 42 |
| 2000 | #1,342 | 95 |
| 1990 | #3,181 | 19 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1910 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Blade, counting every spelling?
Blade has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Blade?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Blade (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Blade born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Blade.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Blade?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Blade are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 15 and 29. That makes Blade mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Blade by state
How common Blade was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Blade
How popular is the name Blade?
Blade was the 3454th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1167th; the most babies were born in 2002 (112). Over the last ten years it has moved down 730 places. More babies were named Blade in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Blade a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Blade in the US.
Where is Blade most popular?
In 2021–2025, Blade was most common in Arizona (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and Ohio.