Blair

Meaning: Field, plain
Origin: Scottish surname

Boy's name · #2094 in the US (2025) · Timeless

5% boys · 95% girls — About 95% of babies named Blair in recent years have been girls. Blair →

Popularity over time

Blair holds its lane: charted since 1881 and rarely far from where it stands today (#2094 in 2025). About 15,000 boys have carried it along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#62 in Scotland (2025) · #344 in N. Ireland (2025) · #1,207 in Canada (2025) · #1,307 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #406 in New Zealand (2018) · #4,068 in Ecuador (2018).

Famous Blairs

Blair Underwood — American actor (born 1964)
Blair Redford — American actor (born 1983)
Blair Tickner — New Zealand cricketer (born 1993)
Blair McDonough — Australian actor (born 1981)
Blair Spittal — Scottish footballer (born 1995)

In stories & tradition

Blair Farquar — Sally (musical stage work)

What Blairs become

Among 278 notable people named Blair:

Sports figures appear 2.09× more often than among typical names — e.g. Blair Horn, Canadian rower (born 1961).

Similar names: Neal · Blaize · Dewayne · Marlin · Stuart · Boyd

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