Blaze
Top 1000
About Blaze
Originally a form of the saint's name Blaise, though now more likely to be a hot word name used for both sexes, though heavily weighted toward the boys. It has been in the boys' Top 1000 since the year 2000. On the pop culture side of things, Blaze Bayley is a singer and musician who has been connected to the bands Wolfsbane and Iron Maiden.
As of October 2026, Blaze ranked #781 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #707 in 2015, Nameberry popularity #442.
Editor's take: The name Blaze is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "fire".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #773 | 302 | 157.2 |
| 2015 | #707 | 353 | 184.2 |
| 2016 | #855 | 263 | 138.6 |
| 2017 | #809 | 281 | 151.8 |
| 2018 | #851 | 260 | 143.2 |
| 2019 | #898 | 244 | 136 |
| 2020 | #842 | 271 | 157 |
| 2021 | #774 | 322 | 184.1 |
| 2022 | #753 | 338 | 193.6 |
| 2023 | #766 | 335 | 195.8 |
| 2024 | #761 | 333 | 193.3 |
| 2025 | #781 | 326 | 190.9 |
World rankings
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Famous Blazes
- Blaze Bayley (born Bayley Alexander Cooke)
English singer of band Wolfsbane
- Blaže Koneski
Macedonian poet
- Blaze Foley
stage name of Michael David Fuller, American country singer
- Blaze Ya Dead Homie
stage name of Chris Rouleau, American rapper
- Blaze Matthews (b. 2003)
son of CFL coach Don Matthews
- Jesse Blaze Snider (b. 1982)
son of singer Dee Snider of band Twisted Sister
- Gavin Blaze Gareis Ghassemieh (b. 2010)
son of actress Jennifer Gareis and Bobby Ghassemieh
- Bear Blaze Winslet (b. 2013)
son of actress Kate Winslet and Ned Rocknroll
- Levi Blaze Henriques (b. 2017)
son of rapper Sean Paul
Blaze in pop culture
- Blaze
character in Aphmau's YouTube series
- "Blaze and the Monster Machines
" animated series