as a First Name
Transferred use of the Scottish surname, in origin a local name from any of various places named with Gaelic blàr ‘plain, field’. Outside Scotland, where it is a male name, it is found chiefly in North America, where it is also popular for girls.
| 1,167th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 21,758
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Utah
- has the most people named Blair per capita
- 1990
- marked the height of its popularity
52%
48%
11%
55+
55+
28%
30-54
30-54
42%
13-29
13-29
19%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
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