Given name & surname
Blu
“a woman with bright-blue eyes”
Blu is a variant of Blue. One American interpretation is “a woman with bright-blue eyes.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Blu is a variant of Blue. One American interpretation is “a woman with bright-blue eyes.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Blu is a variant of Blue. An origin associated with Blue is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Blu through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 828
- 505 boys · 323 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 86 babies
- 2025
- 61
- #2,890 for boys · #6,364 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +87%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 43 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,890 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 85.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 18 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 674 as a first name in 2020; 278 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Blu
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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