Fun Facts About the Name Blane
- More than 4 thousand babies named Blane: U.S. records list 4,458 babies given the name Blane from 1880 through 2025. Even 11 girls received the name Blane - about 1 girl for every 404 boys.
What Does the Name Blane Mean?
Blane is an English spelling of the Scottish name Blaine, which descends from the Scottish Gaelic personal name Bláán. That name is a diminutive of Gaelic blá, "yellow," so its literal sense is "little yellow one" - most likely a byname that originally described hair or complexion. A less common explanation links the element to Gaelic bláth, "blossom" or "flower," but the usual derivation given is "yellow."
Blane Name History & Origins
The source of the name is the Gaelic personal name Bláán, borne by an early saint usually called Blane, who was bishop of Kingarth on the Isle of Bute and died around 590. His cult left a mark in western Scotland: the ruined chapel and burial ground at Kingarth on Bute carry his name, and the element survives in place-names such as Strathblane in Stirlingshire.
Through the saint's reputation the personal name was used in medieval Scotland and Ireland, and it passed into English as a surname in the forms Blane, Blain, and Blaine. From the surname it later became a given name in the English-speaking world, with Blane often used as a simplified spelling of Blaine. The Irish surname Ó Bláin is a separate family name that shares the same root element.
How Popular is the Name Blane?
Blane recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1957. Its best rank was #704 in 1958.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | #15,799 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #16,887 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,963 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2024 | #3,521 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 2023 | #3,802 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2022 | #4,448 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2021 | #4,796 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2020 | #3,582 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2019 | #4,122 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2018 | #2,999 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2017 | #3,013 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2016 | #2,792 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 2015 | #2,972 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 2014 | #2,374 | 54 | 0.0028% |
| 2013 | #2,339 | 54 | 0.0029% |
| 2012 | #2,329 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 2011 | #2,323 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 2010 | #2,015 | 68 | 0.0035% |
| 2009 | #1,894 | 76 | 0.0038% |
| 2008 | #1,805 | 82 | 0.0040% |
| 2007 | #1,760 | 84 | 0.0040% |
| 2006 | #1,920 | 70 | 0.0034% |
| 2005 | #1,660 | 81 | 0.0041% |
| 2004 | #1,467 | 93 | 0.0047% |
| 2003 | #1,480 | 88 | 0.0045% |
| 2002 | #1,386 | 95 | 0.0049% |
| 2001 | #1,370 | 93 | 0.0048% |
| 2000 | #1,500 | 81 | 0.0041% |
| 1999 | #1,505 | 75 | 0.0039% |
| 1998 | #1,645 | 63 | 0.0033% |
| 1997 | #1,536 | 67 | 0.0036% |
| 1996 | #1,413 | 74 | 0.0039% |
| 1995 | #1,560 | 60 | 0.0032% |
| 1994 | #1,421 | 68 | 0.0035% |
| 1993 | #1,540 | 59 | 0.0030% |
| 1992 | #1,472 | 62 | 0.0031% |
| 1991 | #1,386 | 67 | 0.0033% |
| 1990 | #1,353 | 68 | 0.0033% |
| 1989 | #1,454 | 57 | 0.0028% |
| 1988 | #1,263 | 66 | 0.0034% |
| 1987 | #1,219 | 63 | 0.0034% |
| 1986 | #1,511 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 1985 | #1,488 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1984 | #1,634 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1983 | #1,600 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1982 | #1,442 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 1981 | #1,634 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1980 | #1,595 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1979 | #1,872 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1978 | #1,923 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 1977 | #2,068 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1976 | #1,714 | 30 | 0.0019% |
| 1975 | #1,792 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 1974 | #2,286 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1973 | #2,231 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1972 | #1,826 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1971 | #1,599 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1970 | #1,801 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1969 | #1,497 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1968 | #1,286 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1967 | #1,764 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1966 | #1,151 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1965 | #898 | 67 | 0.0036% |
| 1964 | #882 | 75 | 0.0038% |
| 1963 | #785 | 94 | 0.0046% |
| 1962 | #803 | 89 | 0.0043% |
| 1961 | #798 | 91 | 0.0043% |
| 1960 | #726 | 112 | 0.0053% |
| 1959 | #719 | 114 | 0.0053% |
| 1958 | #704 | 113 | 0.0053% |
| 1957 | #708 | 114 | 0.0053% |
| 1956 | #727 | 102 | 0.0048% |
| 1955 | #760 | 92 | 0.0045% |
| 1954 | #869 | 71 | 0.0035% |
| 1953 | #1,034 | 49 | 0.0025% |
| 1952 | #1,095 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 1951 | #1,301 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1950 | #1,539 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1949 | #2,351 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #2,628 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #2,258 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1946 | #3,574 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1941 | #3,178 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #3,148 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #3,216 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #3,579 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #3,599 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #3,300 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #2,761 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1932 | #2,870 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1931 | #3,818 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #2,800 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #3,270 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #3,394 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1925 | #3,784 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #4,422 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1923 | #3,510 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1922 | #3,567 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #3,867 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #2,905 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1918 | #3,134 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1917 | #2,439 | 11 | 0.0012% |
| 1916 | #3,966 | 5 | 0.0006% |
| 1914 | #2,474 | 8 | 0.0012% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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