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Blair

♂ Boy

Pronounced BLEHR /ˈblɛɹ/Medium

Meaning: Plain, field, battlefieldMedium

In 30 seconds: Blair is a Scottish name meaning 'plain', 'field' or 'battlefield' — from a word for flat open land.
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Origin MediumScottish, English
MeaningPlain, field, battlefield
U.S. rank (2025)#2094 ↗ Rising
2025 U.S. births70 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1963
Total births (all-time)≈ 15,009

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 196318812025

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Blair comes from a Scottish term for a plain or field, and by extension a battlefield, the kind of open ground where conflicts were fought. It began as a place and surname tied to such landscapes before becoming a given name. No separate spelling variations are listed.

It carries a clean, single-syllable Scottish sound and is used for both boys and girls. Bearers include the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame forward Blair Russel and the American actress Blair Brown, a Tony winner for 'Copenhagen'.

Did you know? Blair likely reached first-name use through a surname or place-name route, which gives it that modern borrowed-from-history feel.
Overall data confidence 78%
Behind the Name - Blair — etymology, usage, pronunciation, and related formsU.S. Social Security Administration — 2024 popularity rank and count supplied in the batch input CSV

Variations

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Famous Bearers

  • ★Blair Russel (1880-1961)
    Canadian amateur ice hockey forward for the Montreal Victorias; inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1965.
  • ★Blair Brown (1946-present)
    American actress; Tony Award winner for 'Copenhagen' (2000), known for 'The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd' and 'Fringe'.

If you like Blair…

Blaire— An -e spelling of the same Scottish 'field' name.
Glen— A Scottish nature name like Blair, from the word for a valley.
Blue— another unisex pick
Bray— lands in the same popularity range
Wren— the same unisex feel

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Blair mean?

Blair is usually explained as meaning 'plain, field, battlefield' and is most often linked with Scottish tradition.

How do you pronounce Blair?

It's commonly said BLEHR /ˈblɛɹ/.

Is Blair a boy or girl name?

In this batch and in recent U.S. usage data, Blair is used as a boy name.

How popular is Blair?

In 2024, Blair ranked #2166 in the U.S. for boys, with 67 births recorded.

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