Blayze
Blayze was the 3252nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 2044th with 69 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 948 places. More babies were named Blayze in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Blaze) variant of Blaise; English word 'blaze' · Latin, English
- Rank in 2025
- #3,252 boys, down 1,013 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36boys
- Girls and boys
- 14% girls, 86% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201469 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,347babies recorded
What does the name Blayze mean?
Blayze 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)
Blayze popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #3,252 | — | 36 |
| 2020 | #15,507 | #2,239 | 5 | 61 |
| 2010 | — | #2,213 | — | 59 |
| 2000 | — | #4,416 | — | 17 |
| 1990 | — | #3,994 | — | 14 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Blayze, counting every spelling?
Blayze is a spelling of Blaze, a name family that ranked #482 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,252 for Blayze 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 Blayze?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Blayze (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Blayze 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 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Blayze.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Blayze?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Blayze are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 20. That makes Blayze 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.
Blayze by state
How common Blayze was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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 Blayze: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Blayze, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Blayze
What does Blayze mean?
Blayze 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 Blayze?
Blayze was the 3252nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 2044th with 69 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 948 places. More babies were named Blayze in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Blayze a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 14% girls, 86% boys given the name Blayze in the US.
Where is Blayze most popular?
In 2021–2025, Blayze was most common in Missouri (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Florida.