Spellings

Blaze or Blaise?

In the US in 2025, 52% of babies in this name family were spelled Blaze and 34% Blaise. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Blaze52% of the family326 born in 2025#781 among boys−8% since 2015Blaise34% of the family213 born in 2025#1,038 among boys−25% since 2015Blaize9% of the family57 born in 2025#2,390 among boys−27% since 2015Blayze6% of the family36 born in 2025#3,240 among boys−37% since 2015

Ten years ago

Blaze already led in 2015, with 46% of the family's births; it has 52% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 772 to 632 births (−18%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Blaze354326−8%
Blaise283213−25%
Blaize7857−27%
Blayze5736−37%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈbleɪz/ (BLAYZ). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

In France in 2025: Blaise 20 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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