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.

# 950 in the US

Blair Rank in US Top 1000

# 727 on Nameberry

Blair Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Blair Popularity

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