Blu
30% girls · 70% boys
About Blu
Blu is a new (nu?) spin on an increasingly popular color name, also spelled Blue and Bleu by celebrity parents. Blu is the spelling used for one of the (male) Waldrop quintuplets, but the name is gender neutral.
Blu for boys#2890 US
Blu is a new (nu?) spelling of an increasingly popular color name, also spelled Blue and Bleu. Blu is the spelling used for one of the Waldrop sextuplets.
Pronounced BLOO.
As of November 2026, Blu ranked #6364 for girls and #2890 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3897 for girls in 2022 and #2656 for boys in 2021.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #3,802 | 28 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #4,013 | 26 |
| 2020 | #4,368 | 31 | #3,931 | 26 |
| 2021 | #3,944 | 37 | #2,656 | 48 |
| 2022 | #3,897 | 38 | #3,012 | 41 |
| 2023 | #4,282 | 33 | #2,696 | 48 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #3,790 | 29 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #2,890 | 43 |
World rankings
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Blu on lists
Famous Blus
- Blu Cantrell (born Tiffany Cobb)Girl
American R&B singer,songwriter
- Bluma "Blu" GreenbergGirl
American historian and author
- Blu Leela Minsker (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of filmmaker Ethan Minsker
- EllaGirl
Blu Jeffery (b. 2004), daughter of actors Aaron Jeffery and Zoe Naylor
- Bella Blu Ray (b. 2008)Girl
daughter of bodybuilder Shawn Ray
- BluBoy
stage name of Johnson Barnes, American rapper
- Sky BluBoy
stage name of Skyler Austen Gordy, American rapper of duo LMFAO
- Bear Blu Jarecki (b. 2011)Boy
son of actress Alicia Silverstone
- Blu Wellington Waldrop (b. 2017)Boy
son of Eric and Courtney Waldrop; one of the sextuplets featured on the TLC show “Sweet Home Sextuplets”
- Atlas Blu Klamer (b. 2016)Boy
son of singer Jonny Blu and actress Jacqueline Piñol
Blu in pop culture
- Quadra BluGirl
character in Max Rep comics
- BluGirl
Ray, video disc format
- BluBoy
blue macaw in animated movie "Rio"
- BluBoy
blue dog in Brazilian comic "Monica's Gang"