Unisex (SSA Recorded)Irish Origin English OriginUS Rank #169 in 2025

Blair

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Plain, field, battlefield”

Linguistic heritage: Irish

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:BLEHR

IPA (US English):/ˈblɛr/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity20251,806 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#1691,876 births in 2025

Total US Registrations38,276Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio61% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1900 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2025 (1,806 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1900

Recent 2025 Level70 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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