Blue
Blue was the 2648th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 2429th; the most babies were born in 2024 (51). Over the last ten years it has moved up 793 places. More babies were named Blue in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,648 boys, up 204 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 49boys
- Girls and boys
- 42% girls, 58% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202451 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,453babies recorded
Blue popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,676 | #2,648 | 29 | 49 |
| 2020 | #4,280 | #2,852 | 32 | 42 |
| 2010 | #12,468 | #5,769 | 8 | 15 |
| 2000 | #9,266 | #3,551 | 10 | 23 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | #4,990 | — | 7 |
| 1970 | — | #3,092 | — | 10 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Blue, counting every spelling?
Blue is the most common spelling of 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 Blue?
49 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Blue (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Blue 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 171 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Blue.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Blue?
About 900 people born in the US named Blue are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 5 and 28. That makes Blue 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.
Blue by state
How common Blue was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.7×). 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 Blue: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Blue, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Blue
How popular is the name Blue?
Blue was the 2648th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 1969, when it ranked 2429th; the most babies were born in 2024 (51). Over the last ten years it has moved up 793 places. More babies were named Blue in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Blue a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 42% girls, 58% boys given the name Blue in the US.
Where is Blue most popular?
In 2021–2025, Blue was most common in California (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Florida.