Blair is a distinctive choice, ranked #551 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Blair in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#551
US Rank #169
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About the Name Blair
Blair has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #603. The name has climbed 635 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Blair is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Blair in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #218, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Blair
Keily Blair — Keily Blair is an Irish lawyer and business executive who is the CEO of OnlyFans.
Cheyse Blair — Cheyse Blair is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a centre or second-row forward for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.
Ron Blair — Ronald Edward Blair is an American musician notable for being the bassist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Blair
Unlikely. With around 72 UK babies named Blair per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Blair in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Blair is at its highest recorded position — #551 in 2025, with 72 births. In 2020 it ranked #1,238.
Blair is more popular in the US (#218) than in the UK (#603). 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 Blair include: Keily Blair, Cheyse Blair and Ron Blair. Short summaries for each appear below.
Blair appears in the US top 500 at #218 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
72
UK babies named Blair (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 687 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Blair
Almost certainly the only Blair in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Blair
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Cheyse Blair is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a centre or second-row forward for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.
Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007.
William Sterling Blair is a Canadian diplomat, politician, and former police officer who has served as the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom since 2026.
Gwenda Linda Blair is an American author and journalist known for her biographies of Jessica Savitch, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and the family of Donald Trump.