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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 reached its best rank, #707, in 2015 and ranked #781 in 2025. About 8,500 boys have carried it since 1921.

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
• Blaže Koneski — Macedonian writer (1921–1993)
• Blaze Ya Dead Homie — American rapper
• Blaže Ristovski — Cultural historian, linguist and folklorist (1931–2018)
• Blaze Foley — American country singer and songwriter (1949-1989)

In stories & tradition

• Blaze (Paralympic mascot) — mascot character
• Blaze — Mortal Kombat
• Blaze Master — Transformers

What Blazes become

Among 21 notable people named Blaze:

Entertainers appear 2.15× more often than among typical names — e.g. Blaze Bayley, British heavy metal singer.

Similar names: Blaise · Santana · Blake · Case · Dax · Duke

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