Blaize
Blaize was the 2395th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 57 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1591st with 97 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 521 places. More babies were named Blaize in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Blaze) variant of Blaise; English word 'blaze' · Latin, English
- Rank in 2025
- #2,395 boys, up 266 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 57boys
- Girls and boys
- 19% girls, 81% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201397 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,174babies recorded
What does the name Blaize mean?
Blaize is a spelling of Blaze, pronounced the same way, so it shares Blaze's meaning and origin.
Blaze began as an English spelling of Blaise, from the Latin name Blasius. DMNES calls Blaise of uncertain origin, noting that the Latin form may have been influenced by blaesus 'stammering'. Saint Blaise, a 4th-century bishop of Sebaste in Armenia, is invoked against throat ailments. In modern American use the spelling clearly also draws on the English word blaze 'bright flame', from Old English blæse 'torch', and it is often chosen as a word name.
Blasius (Latin, “Roman family name”)blæse (Old English, “torch, flame”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. DMNES: of uncertain origin.
Related names: Blaise, Blaize, Blas.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Blaze', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Blaise', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Blaise', DMNES (Durham University)
Blaize popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,552 | #2,395 | 10 | 57 |
| 2020 | #6,976 | #2,661 | 16 | 47 |
| 2010 | #17,450 | #2,329 | 5 | 55 |
| 2000 | #8,103 | #1,682 | 12 | 68 |
| 1990 | — | #4,691 | — | 11 |
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How popular is Blaize, counting every spelling?
Blaize is a spelling of Blaze, a name family that ranked #482 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,395 for Blaize on its own. Together these spellings went to 632 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaze | 326 | #781 | 1,659 |
| Blaise | 213 | #1,038 | 1,042 |
| Blaize | 57 | #2,395 | 267 |
| Blayze | 36 | #3,252 | 203 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Blaize?
57 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Blaize (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Blaize 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 147 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Blaize.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Blaize?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Blaize are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 10 and 24. That makes Blaize 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.
Blaize by state
How common Blaize was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 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
These names rose and fell in step with Blaize: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Blaize, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Blaize
What does Blaize mean?
Blaize is a spelling of Blaze, usually explained as “variant of Blaise; English word 'blaze'”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Blaize?
Blaize was the 2395th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 57 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1591st with 97 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 521 places. More babies were named Blaize in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Blaize a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 19% girls, 81% boys given the name Blaize in the US.
Where is Blaize most popular?
In 2021–2025, Blaize was most common in Louisiana (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Texas.