Gender
Male
Origin
- French
- Lisp: stutter. 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.
Pronunciation
b-lai-ze
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #1593, 96 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2390, 57 births)
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #6402, 18 births); most recent 2025 (rank #9457, 10 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | 10 |
| 2024 | 43 | 15 |
| 2023 | 66 | 18 |
| 2022 | 45 | 10 |
| 2021 | 54 | 8 |
| 2020 | 47 | 16 |
| 2019 | 31 | 14 |
| 2018 | 53 | 10 |
| 2017 | 69 | 6 |
| 2016 | 71 | 8 |
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 2014 (rank #2247, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3655, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #3377, 5 births); most recent 2017 (rank #4761, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | – |
| 2024 | 3 | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | 6 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | 6 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 | – |
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