Is Bladen a boy or girl name?

Bladen is a boy’s name. Of the 873 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Bladen

Recorded 1993–2024 · United States

Bladen was most popular in 2009, when 69 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,558 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 873 people named Bladen.

Bladen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bladen’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bladen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bladen is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 873 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Bladen

Where Bladen is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

North Carolina 17.4×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org