Blaise

“Possibly from Latin blaesus, meaning "stammering"” — Latin (via Old French Blaise, doublet of Blasius) origin

Boy's name · #1038 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Blaise has appeared in US records since 1913 — best rank #803 (2002) · 8,768 babies named Blaise all-time · 1 in 8,300 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,400 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 15,000 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 16,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Blaises

Blaise Pascal — French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623-1662)
Blaise Compaoré — President of Burkina Faso from 1987 to 2014
Blaise Matuidi — French footballer (born 1987)
Blaise of Sebaste — early 4th-century saint and bishop
Blaise Cendrars — Swiss writer (1887-1961)

Among 211 notable people named Blaise:

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