Blaine is a distinctive choice, ranked #1595 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Blaine in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1595
US Rank #985
About the Name Blaine
Blaine is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 340 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #502 in 2002 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Blaine is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #985, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Blaine
Unlikely. With around 16 UK babies named Blaine per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Blaine in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Blaine is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 340 places over the last five years to #1595 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Blaine is more popular in the US (#985) than in the UK (#1595). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Blaine include: Blaine Trump — Martha Lindley Blaine Trump is an American socialite and philanthropist.; Hal Blaine — Hal Blaine was an American drummer and session musician, thought to be among the most recorded studio drummers in the music industry, claiming over 35,000...; Blaine Saunders — Blaine Saunders is an American actress best known for her recurring role as Carly on the ABC sitcom The Middle..
Blaine does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Blaines in the wild.
16
UK babies named Blaine (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 340 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Blaine
Likely around 1 other Blaine in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2021)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Blaine
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Colonel Ephraim Blaine was an early Pennsylvania settler who served as commissary-general for the middle district of the Continental Army under General George Washington. His great-grandson was Speaker of the House and 1884 presidential nominee James G.
Hal Blaine was an American drummer and session musician, thought to be among the most recorded studio drummers in the music industry, claiming over 35,000 sessions and 6,000 singles. His drumming is featured on 150 US top 10 hits, 40 of which went to number one.
Blaine "Zippy" Cook is the former lead singer of the early 1980s Seattle political punk band the Fartz. After they disbanded, he went on to front the thrash oriented the Accüsed.
Blaine was the name used by Canadian political cartoonist Blaine MacDonald. Blaine was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, and later relocated to Hamilton, Ontario.