Blair

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A few things about Blair you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Blair

Blair Underwood

American actor (born 1964)

Choose Blair and your child shares a first name with Blair Underwood, an American actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Blair, like who?” Blair Underwood's Wikipedia article is available in 28 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 890 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Blair, 1,806 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Blair would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryBlair first shows up in US birth records in 1881, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 144 years since.
• 🏆Best yearBlair is at its all-time high right now: #169 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowBlair is 9.4× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 8,333 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 890.
• 🚀TrendBlair has climbed 166 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #169. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedBlair is most popular in South Dakota, where it ranks #73, followed by Iowa (#74) and Missouri (#90). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Scottish, Blair means “plain, field”. Our records link it to Celtic and Scottish roots.
• 🌍OriginBlair is the #9 most popular Scottish girl name in the US. That's out of 699 Scottish girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Blair

Blair is a girl name of Celtic and Scottish origin meaning “plain, field”. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, starting with B and ending in “-air”. US birth records list Blair for girls from 1914 to 2025, in 93 of those 112 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #169 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #169, with 1,806 babies.

Origin:Celtic namesScottish names