Blu
Blu was the 2890th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2656th with 48 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,150 places. More babies were named Blu in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,890 boys, up 1,043 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43boys
- Girls and boys
- 42% girls, 58% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202148 babies
- Total since 1880
- 828babies recorded
Blu popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,364 | #2,890 | 18 | 43 |
| 2020 | #4,371 | #3,933 | 31 | 26 |
| 2010 | — | #9,824 | — | 7 |
| 2000 | #15,388 | #10,550 | 5 | 5 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | #4,989 | — | 7 |
| 1970 | — | #4,798 | — | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Blu, counting every spelling?
Blu has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Blu?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Blu (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Blu 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 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Blu.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Blu?
About 500 people born in the US named Blu are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Blu 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.
Blu by state
How common Blu 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
These names rose and fell in step with Blu: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Blu, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Blu
How popular is the name Blu?
Blu was the 2890th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2656th with 48 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,150 places. More babies were named Blu in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Blu a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 42% girls, 58% boys given the name Blu in the US.
Where is Blu most popular?
In 2021–2025, Blu was most common in Oklahoma (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.