Blaze

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

Boy's name · #781 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Blaze has appeared in US records since 1921 — best rank #707 (2015) · 8,508 babies named Blaze all-time · 1 in 5,300 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 12,000 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 19,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Blazes

Blaze Bayley — British heavy metal singer
Blaze Ya Dead Homie — American rapper
Blaze Foley — American country singer and songwriter (1949-1989)
Blaze Jordan — American baseball player
Blaze Alexander — American professional baseball shortstop for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB)

Among 16 notable people named Blaze:

Entertainers appear 2.42× more often than among typical names — e.g. Blaze Bayley, British heavy metal singer.

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