Blair

“Field, plain” — Scottish Gaelic origin

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

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. About 95% of babies named Blair in recent years have been girls.

Around the world: #63 in Scotland (2025).

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

Famous Blairs

Blair Underwood — American actor
Blair Redford — American actor
Blair Horn — Canadian rower
Blair Adams — British footballer (born 1991)
Blair Tuke — New Zealand yachtsman

In stories & tradition

Blair Farquar — Sally

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.

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

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