Blair

Scottish

"dweller on the plain"

Blair Origin and Meaning

The name Blair is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "dweller on the plain".

One of the first generation of cool surname names, now largely used for girls in the US, but still popular for boys in its native Scotland. A prominent association for Brits is former prime minister Tony Blair, who was leader at the time of the Iraq War.

Blair Rank in US Top 1000

# 950 in the US

Blair Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 741 on Nameberry

Blair Popularity

• 741 Nameberry 2025
• 871 Unique 2023
• 63 Scotland 2023

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Famous People Named Blair

• Blair Erwin Underwood American actor
• Blair Dunlop English actor and musician
• (David) Blair Redford American actor
• (Francis Preston) Blair Lee III former Acting Governor of Maryland
• Blair Richard Walsh American football player
• (Andrew) Blair Tuke New Zealand Olympic sailor
• Blair Hull American businessman and politician
• Blair Milan Australian actor
• Blair McDonough Australian actor
• Blair Armstrong Kiel American NFL football player
• Blair James H. Horn Canadian rower
• Blair Lyndon Joscelyne Australian TV and film composer
• Blair MacKichan English actor and musician
• Charlton Blair Adams (b. 2014) son of TV journalist Amelia Adams
• Eric Arthur Blair birth name of George Orwell

Blair in Pop Culture

• Dr. Blair character in "The Thing" series
• Blair Seward Tolliver II baby in film "The Other Woman"
• "The Blair Witch Project " film