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 reached its best rank, #803, in 2002 and ranked #1038 in 2025. About 8,800 boys have carried it since 1913. Together with its spelling variant Blaize (#2395), Blaise would rank around #882 with about 270 births last year — the newborns split about 79/21 between Blaise and Blaize.

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)

In stories & tradition

Blaise Zabini — Harry Potter
Blaise — Arthurian romance

What Blaises become

Among 212 notable people named Blaise:

Similar names: Blaize · Adrien · Kase · Aldo · Landry · Kalvin

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