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Blue Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Blue?

The rare name Blue was the 3,781st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Blue, is a possible choice for parents seeking a more unique name.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #2,429 in 1969.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2015 with 32 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Blue was less than 5, most recently in 1990.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Blue occurred roughly during the years 1971-1974, 1996-2000, and 2009-2015.

Sometimes the name Blue has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Blue popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

Blue's popularity has been moving upward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Blue for their newborn has risen.

The name Blue is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Blue (Girl)Blue (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 23 5,452 28 3,781
2017 19 6,314 29 3,677
2016 16 7,291 23 4,327
2015 20 6,266 32 3,434
2014 20 6,233 17 5,268
2013 21 6,040 20 4,629
2012 10 10,550 21 4,551
2011 7 13,582 11 7,058
2010 8 12,454 15 5,763
2009 5 17,722 11 7,274
2008 9 11,736 17 5,271
2007 6 15,799 14 5,942
2006 8 12,598 20 4,530
2005 14 7,953 16 5,060
2004 7 12,963 17 4,813
2003 < 5 -- 16 4,837
2002 6 13,852 13 5,425
2001 < 5 -- 12 5,706
2000 10 9,264 23 3,549
1999 9 9,598 11 5,696
1998 12 7,605 17 4,031
1997 8 9,928 13 4,693
1996 7 10,722 11 5,217
1995 13 6,695 14 4,304
1994 6 11,959 11 5,135
1993 10 8,130 8 6,281
1992 < 5 -- 11 4,903
1991 < 5 -- 9 5,558
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1982 < 5 -- 7 5,072
1981 < 5 -- 6 5,563
1980 < 5 -- 7 4,987
1979 < 5 -- 7 4,898
1978 < 5 -- 14 2,946
1977 < 5 -- 10 3,634
1976 < 5 -- 8 4,047
1975 < 5 -- 16 2,550
1974 < 5 -- 15 2,559
1973 < 5 -- 12 2,869
1972 < 5 -- 11 3,009
1971 5 8,448 5 4,992
1970 < 5 -- 10 3,090
1969 < 5 -- 13 2,429
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.