Boy or Girl

Is Blain a boy or girl name?

Blain was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 2,295 US babies named Blain were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
#10,008
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Blain since 1884
2,295
Most popular year
2003
58 babies
Babies named Blain each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Blain from 1884 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0153045601900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Blain, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s500%
1890s00–
1900s00–
1910s4700%
1920s10100%
1930s7600%
1940s7200%
1950s18200%
1960s29900%
1970s24200%
1980s29900%
1990s36500%
2000s372123.1%
2010s18452.6%
2020s3400%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20247#10,0080–
20238#9,0210–
20226#11,0540–
20216#10,9670–
20207#9,6920–
201910#7,7160–
201811#7,1790–
201711#7,1610–
201621#4,6410–
201522#4,4180–
201424#4,1530–
201320#4,6370–
201219#4,8840–
201128#3,7045#17,187
201018#5,0690–
200933#3,3446#15,549
200827#3,8380–
200735#3,1930–
200636#3,0316#15,436
200531#3,2480–
200430#3,2240–
200358#1,9890–
200248#2,1990–
200136#2,6210–
200038#2,4810–
199933#2,6130–
199837#2,3530–
199740#2,1690–
199631#2,4880–
199526#2,7710–
199434#2,3100–
199329#2,5210–
199242#1,9190–
199152#1,6150–
199041#1,8730–
198943#1,7670–
198855#1,4060–
198738#1,7370–
198630#1,9620–
198525#2,1760–
198427#1,9840–
198313#3,2510–
198227#2,0040–
198118#2,5800–
198023#2,2210–
197922#2,2420–
197832#1,6910–
197721#2,2120–
197619#2,3430–
197521#2,1390–
197416#2,4730–
197323#1,8800–
197224#1,8250–
197131#1,5610–
197033#1,4650–
196928#1,5280–
196829#1,4570–
196732#1,3420–
196621#1,6860–
196530#1,4090–
196425#1,5830–
196329#1,4580–
196239#1,2450–
196138#1,2810–
196028#1,5250–
195926#1,5590–
195831#1,4000–
195726#1,5480–
195611#2,5120–
195515#2,0540–
195417#1,8960–
195314#2,1070–
195213#2,1600–
195116#1,9130–
195013#2,1220–
19498#2,8200–
194811#2,3380–
19476#3,4070–
19469#2,5520–
19450–0–
19449#2,4860–
19437#2,9910–
19425#3,6190–
19417#2,8960–
194010#2,3400–
19399#2,4720–
19386#3,2140–
19376#3,2070–
19367#2,8850–
19358#2,7360–
19348#2,7650–
193310#2,3840–
19320–0–
19318#2,8920–
193014#2,0920–
19290–0–
192813#2,2810–
19278#3,1820–
19266#3,7490–
192510#2,7690–
19249#3,0470–
192318#1,8830–
19229#3,0430–
192120#1,7720–
19208#3,2430–
19196#3,7820–
191812#2,4110–
19170–0–
191612#2,2800–
19157#3,1200–
19145#3,3070–
19135#2,8670–
19120–0–
19110–0–
19100–0–
19090–0–
19080–0–
19070–0–
19060–0–
19050–0–
19040–0–
19030–0–
19020–0–
19010–0–
19000–0–
18990–0–
18980–0–
18970–0–
18960–0–
18950–0–
18940–0–
18930–0–
18920–0–
18910–0–
18900–0–
18890–0–
18880–0–
18870–0–
18860–0–
18850–0–
18845#9860–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Blain reached #986 in 1884. As a girl name, it reached #15,436 in 2006. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Blain

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.