Blair Forename

16,025th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 59,214 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Blair Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: Dweller on a plain. (Gaelic) A battle, ground.

Blair Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
55%
 
31,2311:11,6081,176
Canada
98%
 
14,9841:2,211456
New Zealand-3,8761:1,170274
Australia-1,9171:7,124797
Scotland
100%
1,5811:3,384386
England
100%
1,1161:49,8232,366
Malawi
94%
 
1,0791:15,8591,535
Kenya-5911:78,3544,545
Philippines
82%
 
4831:219,4819,440
Saudi Arabia-2911:105,88510,050
China-2641:5,174,45455,872
Brazil
100%
2191:978,24725,874
Thailand
85%
 
1721:407,35920,615
Uganda
89%
 
1621:252,8207,872
South Africa
62%
 
1491:365,99119,375
Colombia
74%
 
1351:353,9186,392
Zambia-861:184,3586,691
Kuwait-571:66,4085,422
Wales
97%
 
441:70,3252,069
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
411:33,2053,418
Barbados-351:8,280981
Guam-351:4,590836
Chile
 
55%
341:517,8596,206
Zimbabwe
100%
341:453,64221,207
Netherlands
92%
 
311:545,22812,787
Qatar
100%
281:84,6299,711
Jamaica-261:110,8934,542
Dominican Republic-251:417,25113,014
Hong Kong-251:310,1093,689
Malaysia
67%
 
241:1,268,74841,875
Ireland
94%
 
211:221,1203,947
Germany
 
60%
181:5,370,99321,319
Russia
100%
181:8,012,98432,991
Malta-171:25,2561,655
Peru
67%
 
171:1,870,08619,702
India
100%
161:75,929,8731,126,684
Singapore-151:419,13710,588
South Korea-141:396,03011,136
France-131:5,113,10320,531
Japan-131:9,845,08134,731
Tanzania
100%
131:4,060,64025,595
Afghanistan
75%
 
121:2,718,62620,989
Sweden
75%
 
121:821,49217,584
Venezuela
100%
121:2,516,82441,518
Jersey-111:9,089812
Mexico
67%
 
111:11,285,85732,937
Cayman Islands-101:6,130975
Oman-101:410,8674,770
Nigeria
100%
91:19,729,373174,791
Switzerland
67%
 
91:912,61111,192
Argentina
 
71%
81:5,346,65513,183
United Arab Emirates-71:1,021,71339,786
Vietnam-71:13,231,8734,411
Northern Ireland
100%
61:307,1912,078
Bermuda-61:10,8041,174
Congo
100%
61:834,86813,992
Guyana-61:127,2108,948
Ecuador-51:3,545,38415,000
Israel
 
67%
51:1,680,58418,495
Spain-51:9,305,99318,112
United States Virgin Islands-51:21,9492,239
Botswana-41:546,11213,807
DR Congo
100%
41:18,456,90195,891
Fiji-41:223,0942,508
Italy
 
98%
41:15,265,52238,916
Micronesia-41:26,625714
Tajikistan
100%
41:2,093,7305,016
Austria-31:2,838,06711,255
Belgium
100%
31:3,830,01425,398
Costa Rica-31:1,589,31614,648
Finland-31:1,827,72814,078
Indonesia-31:85,987,8891,072,651
Norway-31:1,710,77619,445
Panama-31:1,302,18625,104
Bahamas-21:199,6852,758
Greece
100%
21:5,467,27417,678
Guatemala
100%
21:8,054,21410,362
Macau-21:304,1041,640
Namibia-21:1,202,09012,702
Romania-21:10,025,98847,037
Taiwan
100%
21:11,884,841132,786
Turks and Caicos Islands-21:17,3541,059
Ukraine-21:22,749,95422,291
Albania-11:3,046,57049,159
Andorra-11:82,8871,356
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Armenia
100%
11:2,918,75314,910
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Czechia
50%
 
11:10,656,16211,509
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Guernsey-11:63,331901
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Hungary-11:9,791,7716,528
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Isle of Man
100%
11:85,023723
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Luxembourg-11:564,0495,042
Mali-11:16,977,7558,714
Marshall Islands
100%
11:51,2305,014
Monaco
100%
11:38,4662,379
Nicaragua-11:6,018,33634,175
Northern Mariana Islands-11:54,6681,803
Paraguay
100%
11:7,236,80516,549
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Tuvalu-11:11,13189
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474

Blair (154,248) may also be a surname.

Blair Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: Dweller on a plain. (Gaelic) A battle, ground.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Blair Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blaire912,403/
Blaird918/
Blaier916/
Blairr916/
Blairt912/
Bhlair911/
Blaiar911/
Blaisr911/
Blgair911/
Hblair911/
Blaair911/
Blar8949/
Blir8922/
Bellair834/
Blairre832/
Bhlaire831/
Blaur8083/
Blare8071/
Blayr8048/
Vlair8037/
Blear8037/
Bliar8026/
Bleir8016/
Blier8011/
Blaar807/
Blard806/
Wlair805/
Blaer804/
Blior804/
Blarr802/
Blgar802/
Blahr801/
Blart801/
Blasr801/
Blhar801/
Blhir801/
Blire801/
Blirr801/
Bllar801/
Hblir801/
Bellaire7721/
Billar73258/
Blawrw7390/
Blayre7384/
Bleart7381/
Bellar7370/
Blahwr7340/
Bleard7339/
Blayer7315/
Bleier738/
Blauer738/
Billir736/
Vlaire735/
Bliyer735/
Blajer732/
Bellir732/
Bleare732/
Blejar732/
Blaure732/
Bhllar731/
Blahar731/
Blahyr731/
Blajar731/
Blardd731/
Blayor731/
Bleihr731/
Bleire731/
Bleyar731/
Bleyir731/
Bliard731/
Bliare731/
Bliart731/
Bliior731/
Bliyar731/
Bllare731/
Wlaird731/
Bellard67143/
Bler67126/
Bhillar6794/
Billard6780/
Bhellar6779/
Beullar6731/
Willair6728/
Billaur6721/
Billiar6717/
Belliar6710/
Blaheer6710/
Bellier679/
Billier679/
Bellare678/
Billior677/
Villair677/
Bellior676/
Billart674/
Vlar673/
Billare673/
Wlar672/
Bellaer672/
Bellart672/
Bellire672/
Billire672/
Blagger672/
Bligger672/
Blyr672/
Belloir672/
Bleartë672/
Bhillir671/
Bellaur671/
Buillar671/
Buellar671/
Billarh671/
Blauyer671/
Blayere671/
Billhar671/
Billird671/
Billyar671/
Bljr671/
Vellair671/
Vlairre671/
Plaiaor671/
Pblr671/
Wblr671/
Bblr671/

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