Blaze is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Blaze means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Blaze across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Blaze has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Blaze is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “lisping or flame”. A variant of Blaise, also evoking the English word blaze.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 9,110 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 292 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 Blaze per year, United States (1921 to 2025). United States peaked in 2022 (373/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2011 (20/yr).
Blaze is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2022, when it ranked #1,471 nationally (given to 383 babies that year).
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