Gender
Origin
- French
- Stammerer
- English
- Latin
- Stammerer; Blaise Pascal was a brilliant seventeenth century child prodigy, mathematician, scientist, and philosopher who invented the calculating machine and hydraulic press before dying at age thirty-nine.
Syllables
1
Themes
- Arthurian Legend
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Blaise
Pronunciation
b-lai-se
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #805, 283 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1038, 213 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #3110, 52 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3517, 43 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 213 | 43 |
| 2024 | 193 | 41 |
| 2023 | 198 | 43 |
| 2022 | 219 | 46 |
| 2021 | 217 | 52 |
| 2020 | 235 | 40 |
| 2019 | 235 | 40 |
| 2018 | 204 | 29 |
| 2017 | 234 | 31 |
| 2016 | 238 | 24 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #1237, 21 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2131, 11 births)
- Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #1628, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3034, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 |
| 2023 | 12 | 8 |
| 2022 | 9 | 6 |
| 2021 | 14 | 4 |
| 2020 | 12 | 5 |
| 2019 | 16 | 6 |
| 2018 | 13 | 4 |
| 2017 | 10 | 5 |
| 2016 | 20 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1904 (rank #182, 69 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1994, 13 births)
- Girls: peak in 1913 (rank #463, 14 births); most recent 1968 (rank #1531, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | – |
| 2022 | 22 | – |
| 2021 | 32 | – |
| 2020 | 34 | – |
| 2019 | 21 | – |
| 2018 | 28 | – |
| 2017 | 25 | – |
| 2016 | 25 | – |
| 2015 | 23 | – |
| 2014 | 21 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #453, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #568, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence