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Bleu

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Bleu: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2001–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2001 to 2025, ranging from #1618 to #5691.20122016201920222025#1618#5691
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2001#3262
2009#4564
2012#4171
2013#4050
2014#5691
2016#2757
2017#3229
2018#2090
2019#3541
2020#1618
2021#1785
2022#2888
2023#2504
2024#3318
2025#3035

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 23 of the 28 years from 1998 to 2025.

In 2024: #727 among boys in Scotland, #857 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1998–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1998

    First recorded at #1821 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1998 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #727 in Scotland in 2024.

Bleu's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#30358HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#82239HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#33187HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#85737HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#250410HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#81440HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#28888HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#73145HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#178516HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#79041HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#161818HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#81238HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#35416HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#111324HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#209013HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#101328HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#32297HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#109726HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#27579HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#136319HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#167314HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#56913HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#22489HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#40505HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#192011HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#41715HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#136718HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#203910HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#21999HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#45644HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#28376HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#44323HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#24357HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#30094HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#24705HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#32624HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#25014HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#18216HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#7273HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Bleu is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Bleu, between 1998 and 2025, in 24 of those 28 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: highest position in 2022ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419982025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1998–202524#731 in 2022
Scotland20241#727 in 2024
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Bleu

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1998–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1998 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #727 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.