The first name Blue

In 2025, 17 boys were named Blue, making it the 1,538th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 27 births (#1,055).

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

In 2025, 49 boys born in the United States were named Blue, the 2,648th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 51 were.

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.

• Dakota Blue Richards
  English actress, born 1994
• Blue Ivy Carter
  American singer and actress (born 2012)
• Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht
  German actor, born 1991
• Elijah Blue Allman
  American musician, born 1976
• Adele
  English singer-songwriter (born 1988)

What does the name Blue mean?

From the German surname, Americanized from Blau or its French cognate bleu.

How popular is the name Blue?

In 2025, 17 boys born in England and Wales were named Blue, ranking 1,538th. Its peak was 2021, with 27 births.

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

Both. Of the 1,453 US babies named Blue since 1880, 35% were girls and 65% boys.

When was Blue most popular?

2024 in the United States, when 51 babies were named Blue, its highest rank at 2,602nd.

Is Blue also a surname?

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