Bleu
Bleu was the 3253rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2330th with 61 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,874 places. More babies were named Bleu in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,253 boys, up 408 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36boys
- Girls and boys
- 38% girls, 62% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202261 babies
- Total since 1880
- 642babies recorded
Bleu popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,751 | #3,253 | 21 | 36 |
| 2020 | #5,350 | #3,661 | 23 | 29 |
| 2010 | #12,467 | — | 8 | — |
| 2000 | #15,387 | — | 5 | — |
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How popular is Bleu, counting every spelling?
Bleu is a spelling of Blue, a name family that had 85 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 85 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 49 | #2,648 | 236 |
| Bleu | 36 | #3,253 | 235 |
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 Bleu?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bleu (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Bleu 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 Bleu.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bleu?
About 400 people born in the US named Bleu are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 3 and 7. That makes Bleu a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Bleu by state
How common Bleu 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 Bleu: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bleu, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Bleu
How popular is the name Bleu?
Bleu was the 3253rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2330th with 61 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,874 places. More babies were named Bleu in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Bleu a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 38% girls, 62% boys given the name Bleu in the US.
Where is Bleu most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bleu was most common in Georgia (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.