Blas

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

⭐ Famous Blas

Blas Cantó

Spanish singer

Choose Blas and your child shares a first name with Blas Cantó, a Spanish singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Blas, like who?” Blas Cantó's Wikipedia article is available in 33 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 131,579 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Blas, 13 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Blas would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryBlas has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Blass, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1880, when it ranked #809. Today it's #6,446, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowBlas was 2.5× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 51,813 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 131,579.
• 🍂TrendBlas has slipped 995 places over the last five years and now sits at #6,446. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningBlas is a Spanish form of Blaise, which means “lisping”. Our records link it to French and Spanish roots.

About the name Blas

Blas is a boy name of French and Spanish origin meaning “lisping”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with B and ending in “-las”. US birth records list Blas for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 115 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked #809 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #6,446, with 13 babies.

Origin:French namesSpanish names