Blane is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Blane means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Blane across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Blane has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Blane is a boy name of Scottish (Gaelic) origin meaning “variant of Blaine, yellow”. A respelling of Blaine, from the name of a Scottish saint.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,459 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 117 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 40 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Blane per year, United States (1914 to 2025). United States peaked in 1957 (114/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1997 (15/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2015 (5/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1996 (3/yr).
Blane is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1957, when it ranked #1,647 nationally (given to 114 babies that year).
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