Blaze
Girl name · #4925 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Blaze? In official American birth records, Blaze has been tracked continuously since 1986, giving it 39 years of documented American history.
Blaze ranks #4925 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 27 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #7266, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 66,667 girls born in 2025 was named Blaze.
The 39-year story
Blaze first appears in the Social Security records in 1986, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 34 babies and a rank of #4202. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Blaze per year. Source: Official national birth records.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Blaze in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Blaze is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Blaze will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Blaze is most common
State-level data for Blaze is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Blaze
Statistically, parents drawn to Blaze tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Blaise, Blue, Eliane, Bahar, and Xavia.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Blaze | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #4878 |
| 2024 | 26 | #5021 |
| 2023 | 23 | #5390 |
| 2022 | 34 | #4202 |
| 2021 | 24 | #5237 |
| 2020 | 22 | #5487 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8138 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10545 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7442 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8393 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7266 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10955 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8580 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9711 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9723 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9790 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8454 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17504 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11630 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10611 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11834 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7828 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6576 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6698 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5174 |
Frequently asked questions
How old is the name Blaze?
In official American birth records, the name Blaze first appeared in 1986 (over 39 years ago), when 6 newborn girls received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 39 years.
Is Blaze a popular girl name?
Blaze ranked #4925 among girls in 2025 with 27 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #7266.
When was the name Blaze most popular?
Blaze peaked in 2022, when 34 American girls received the name (ranked #4202 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Blaze?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 66,667 newborn American girls was named Blaze. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.