Blair

Scottish

"dweller on the plain"

Blair Origin and Meaning

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

In the USA, Blair is gaining momentum, rising quickly for the last 10 years and likely to continue to climb. In England and Wales, where Blair has political connotations – calling to mind former prime minister Tony Blair – it is much less common, although it is in use for boys in its native Scotland.

Blair has a chic and tailored feel in line with other trending gender-neutral one-syllable girl names like Sloane, Quinn, Sage, and Reese. A notable pop culture namesake in recent years is Leighton Meester's upper-crusty character in Gossip Girls.

Blair was first popularized as a girl's name in the 80s, cracking the Top 500 for a few years before falling off again. Blair re-entered the charts in 2011 and has been rising since. Blair has a longer history as a boy's name, with consistent use as early as the 1800s, and the name stayed on the charts until the mid 90s.

Blair Rank in US Top 1000

# 239 in the US

Blair Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 152 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Blair

• 239 US 2023
• 152 Nameberry 2025
• 66 Future 2035
• 711 England 2023
• 178 Scotland 2024

20 Names Similar to Blair

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Blair.

• Gemma
• Delaney
• Rory
• Brynn
• Liv
• Teagan
• Hallie
• Lilah
• Reese
• Blake
• Blaire
• Elle
• Evie
• Noelle
• Shiloh
• Lyla
• Dylan
• Rae
• Lainey
• Hadley

Famous People Named Blair

• Blair Butler American comedienne
• Laura Elizabeth "Blair" Fowler American YouTuber
• (Bonnie) Blair Brown American actress
• Blair Catherine Evans Australian Olympic swimmer
• Blair Chenoweth Miss Alaska USA 2007
• Blair Imani (born Blair Elizabeth Brown) American civil rights activist
• Blair St. Clair stage name of Andrew Bryson, American drag queen
• Blair Cruikshank daughter of speedskaters Bonnie Blair and Dave Cruikshank
• Blair Moon daughter of NFL player Warren Moon

The name Blair in Pop Culture

• Blair Cornelia Waldorf main character in the Gossip Girl series
• Blair Warner a character on TV's "The Facts of Life"
• Blair Cramer character on American soap "One Life to Live"
• Blair princess in Barbie animated film "12 Dancing Princesses"
• Blair Williams character in film "Terminator Salvation"
• Blair Krank character in the film, "Christmas With the Kranks"
• Blair Willows main character in animated film "Barbie Princess Charm School"
• Blair Wainwright character in "The Sims 3" computer game
• Blair Dame character in the video game Street Fighter EX
• Blair magical cat on manga/anime "Soul Eater"
• Blair character in animated series "Sunny Day"
• "The Blair Witch Project " film series
• Blair Water fictional town and lake in LM Montgomery's 'Emily of New Moon' trilogy
• Blair Warner character in TV series "The Facts of Life"