Blaine
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Blaine is Gaelic for “thin” or “slender,” with Blain and Blayne as variants. Blaine is also read as “yellow,” from an old Gaelic word. Blaine calls to mind the preppy hero of Pretty in Pink and magician David Blaine, known for endurance stunts like starving for 44 days. Blaine is sometimes used for girls too.
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, The Best Baby Names for Boys, 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Made Easy, Badass Baby Names
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Usage of Blaine in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Blaine against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Blaine is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Blaine in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 230 boys were named Blaine, making it the #991 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 33,071 boys have been named Blaine, with the most (617) in 2001. It is most common, relative to births, in Nevada, Tennessee and Louisiana.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Northern Ireland (English-speaking) | #344 boys | 4 | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), 2025 |
| Northern Ireland (Irish-speaking) | #344 boys | 4 | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), 2025 |
| Scotland | #253 boys | 16 | National Records of Scotland (NRS), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Blaine
There are 26 towns and villages with Blaine in their name, in 3 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 24🇨🇦 Canada 1🇫🇷 France 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Blaine | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | 62,124 | Map |
| Blaine | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | 5,056 | Map |
| Blaine | Tennessee, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,867 | Map |
| Blaine | Maine, 🇺🇸 United States | 301 | Map |
| New Blaine | Arkansas, 🇺🇸 United States | 174 | Map |
| Blaine | Kentucky, 🇺🇸 United States | 47 | Map |
| Blaine | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Blaine | Kansas, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Blaine | Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Blaine | Mississippi, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Blaine
There are 6 lakes and reservoirs with Blaine in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 4🇨🇦 Canada 2
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| Blaine Lake | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Blaine Lakes | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Blaine Pond | Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Blaine Reservoir | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Blaine | Montana, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Blaine Pearson Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Blaine
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Blaine.
Blaine Harrison
Blaine Nye
Fictional characters named Blaine
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Blaine as a pet name
FurryName has found 9 dogs named Blaine in public pet registers, making it the #8,454 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Allegheny County (6), New York City (2), Framingham (1). Blaine as a dog name →
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