Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Bleu isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bleu through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 642
- 375 boys · 267 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 100 babies
- 2025
- 57
- #3,253 for boys · #5,751 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +135%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,253 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 161.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 21 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 321 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bleu’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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