girls:
228 births since 1989
#5488 (4th percentile)
boys:
300 births since 1979
#4286 (6th percentile)
overall:
528 births since 1979
#7211 (7th percentile)
The name Bleu is the #7,211 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 528 recorded births since 1979. This represents the 6.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 6.8% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,286 (6.5% percentile) for all time with 300 births since 1979. For girls, it ranks #5,488 (4.0% percentile) for all time with 228 births since 1989.
Bleu first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1979 (1979 for boys and 1989 for girls). Birth data for Bleu is available in 22 out of the 45 years between 1979 and 2023 (17 years for girls and 15 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Bleu has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (56.8% of all recorded births). In 2023, 62.5% of babies named Bleu were boys.
For boys, Bleu reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 6.1% percentile (ranked #868) with 33 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 33 births per million (ranked 6.1% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2013, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Bleu ranks #861 for boys (5.5% percentile) with 30 births per million, which is 92.2% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Bleu reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 3.6% percentile (ranked #924) with 22 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 22 births per million (ranked 3.6% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2011, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Bleu ranks #919 for girls (3.0% percentile) with 19 births per million, which is 86.7% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Bleu".
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