Blair vs Blaire: spelling and US counts

The two spellings share a Little Names spelling key. Blair profile · Blaire profile

The national file treats Blair and Blaire as different spellings of one name. Ranks and counts on this page stay with the spelling that was published. Blaire is the longer of the two spellings, and Blair is the shorter. Blaire writes “e” after “Blair”, and Blair leaves that spot out.

From 1956 through 2025, every year in which both spellings were published had the same leader on the combined count. There is no crossover in that overlap.

Blair is first published in these national files in 1881, and Blaire in 1956. Blair’s larger 2025 category is female. Blaire’s larger 2025 category is female. Blair led 8 decades among decades in which both spellings have a published total.

Inside 2016–2025, the widest combined gap was 1,067 records in 2025, and the closest year was 2017 (a gap of 390). Of the combined 2025 records for this pair (2,685), Blair is 69.9% and Blaire is 30.1%.

2016–2025, count and rank

In 2016, Blair had 597 female records (rank #521) and 84 male records (rank #1,799); Blaire had 288 female records (rank #949). Blair led 2016 by 393 published records (681 to 288). 2017 belongs to Blair. Blair had 614 female records (rank #511) and 75 male records (rank #1,921); Blaire had 294 female records (rank #910) and 5 male records (rank #12,519). The gap that year was 390 records. For 2018, compare the categories separately: Blair had 729 female records (rank #433) and 55 male records (rank #2,392); Blaire had 321 female records (rank #845). Blair led 2018 by 463 published records (784 to 321), and the smaller spelling is Blaire. Blair was the higher published spelling in 2019, with 771 female records (rank #402) and 66 male records (rank #2,150) against 386 female records (rank #732) and 5 male records (rank #12,403) for Blaire. The 2020 national file shows Blair led 2020 by 541 published records (974 to 433). Read as exact spellings: Blair had 925 female records (rank #335) and 49 male records (rank #2,589); Blaire had 426 female records (rank #673) and 7 male records (rank #9,698). 2021: Blair led 2021 by 616 published records (1,085 to 469). Blair and Blaire stay separate rows; 1,085 and 469 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2022, Blair had 1,122 female records (rank #283) and 81 male records (rank #1,918); Blaire had 542 female records (rank #561) and 10 male records (rank #7,834). Blair led 2022 by 651 published records (1,203 to 552). 2023 belongs to Blair. Blair had 1,264 female records (rank #242) and 86 male records (rank #1,851); Blaire had 587 female records (rank #518) and 10 male records (rank #7,810). The gap that year was 753 records. For 2024, compare the categories separately: Blair had 1,415 female records (rank #218) and 67 male records (rank #2,171); Blaire had 699 female records (rank #446) and 7 male records (rank #10,046). Blair led 2024 by 776 published records (1,482 to 706), and the smaller spelling is Blaire. Blair was the higher published spelling in 2025, with 1,806 female records (rank #169) and 70 male records (rank #2,094) against 802 female records (rank #384) and 7 male records (rank #9,842) for Blaire.

Published national counts and ranks for each recorded-sex category. A dash means the file has no observation.
Year	Blair female count	Blair female rank	Blair male count	Blair male rank	Blaire female count	Blaire female rank	Blaire male count	Blaire male rank
2016	597	521	84	1,799	288	949	—	—
2017	614	511	75	1,921	294	910	5	12,519
2018	729	433	55	2,392	321	845	—	—
2019	771	402	66	2,150	386	732	5	12,403
2020	925	335	49	2,589	426	673	7	9,698
2021	1,025	316	60	2,303	463	641	6	10,977
2022	1,122	283	81	1,918	542	561	10	7,834
2023	1,264	242	86	1,851	587	518	10	7,810
2024	1,415	218	67	2,171	699	446	7	10,046
2025	1,806	169	70	2,094	802	384	7	9,842

Combined counts, 1880–2025

Each line adds the published female and male counts for that spelling. A gap is a year with no published observation, not a zero. Blair is the warm line and Blaire is the cool line.

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Which spelling led each decade

In the 1880s (1880–1889), Blair has 43 published records and Blaire has none in these files. In the 1890s (1890–1899), Blair has 56 published records and Blaire has none in these files. In the 1900s (1900–1909), Blair has 81 published records and Blaire has none in these files. In the 1910s (1910–1919), Blair has 508 published records and Blaire has none in these files. In the 1920s (1920–1929), Blair has 796 published records and Blaire has none in these files. In the 1930s (1930–1939), Blair has 647 published records and Blaire has none in these files. In the 1940s (1940–1949), Blair has 930 published records and Blaire has none in these files. During the 1950s (1950–1959), Blair led with 2,499 published records to 11 for Blaire. Add the published 1960s years and Blair comes out ahead, 2,733 to Blaire’s 39. During the 1970s (1970–1979), Blair led with 2,103 published records to 75 for Blaire. Add the published 1980s years and Blair comes out ahead, 6,588 to Blaire’s 806. During the 1990s (1990–1999), Blair led with 5,320 published records to 854 for Blaire. Add the published 2000s years and Blair comes out ahead, 2,502 to Blaire’s 501. During the 2010s (2010–2019), Blair led with 5,500 published records to 2,218 for Blaire. Add the published 2020s years and Blair comes out ahead, 7,970 to Blaire’s 3,566.

Top states in 2025

Blair’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are Texas (207), California (112), Florida (100), Pennsylvania (74), Ohio (70). Blaire’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are Texas (101), Michigan (45), Florida (33), North Carolina (33), Ohio (32). Texas, Florida, Ohio are in the top states for both spellings. A state can rank differently for each spelling because the counts are not merged.