The first name Blair

In 2025, 72 girls were named Blair, making it the 551st most popular girls’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Blair with other names.

In 2025, 1,806 girls born in the United States were named Blair, the 169th most popular girls’ name that year.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Nicknames for Blair

• Dair

• Blair Underwood
  American actor (born 1964)
• Blair Brown
  American actress (born 1946)
• Blair Redford
  American actor, born 1983
• Blair Horn
  Canadian rower, born 1961
• Blair Adams
  British footballer (born 1991)
• Blair Imani
  American activist, born 1993
• Blair Evans
  Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist, born 1991
• Blair Peach
  Anti-Nazi protestor killed by the police in 1979
• Blair Cameron Bann
  Canadian volleyball player, born 1988
• Blair Betts
  Canadian ice hockey player, born 1980
• Blair Walsh
  American football player, placekicker, born 1990
• Blair Moody
  American politician (1902–1954)

What does the name Blair mean?

Blair means “field”, “plain”.

How popular is the name Blair?

In 2025, 72 girls born in England and Wales were named Blair, ranking 551st.

What are nicknames for Blair?

Common nicknames for Blair include Dair.

Is Blair a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 38,276 US babies named Blair since 1880, 61% were girls and 39% boys.

When was Blair most popular?

2025 in the United States, when 1,806 babies were named Blair, its highest rank at 169th.

How do you pronounce Blair?

Blair is /bleɹ/, one syllable.

What are other spellings of Blair?

Blaire and Blayre.

Is Blair also a surname?

Yes. Blair is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.