Is Blain a boy or girl name?

Blain is a boy’s name. Of the 2,306 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.

Blain

Recorded 1884–2025 · United States

Blain was most popular in 2003, when 58 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,599 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,306 people named Blain.

Blain over time

Births per year. The dot marks Blain’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Blain a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Blain is a boy’s name — 0.7% of the 2,306 Americans given it were girls and 99.3% 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 Blain

Where Blain is most concentrated

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

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