Blimy
An American baby name of uncertain meaning or origin.
Name Census estimates that about 874 living Americans carry the first name Blimy. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Blimy today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Blimy births was 2023 (67 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Blimy. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Blimy with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
874
~ 1 in 392,167 Americans
Peak year
2023
67 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,748
Tracked since 1986
Census
Blimy in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 583 people with the first name Blimy, which placed it at #18,471 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#18,471
National first-name rank
People counted
583
583 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
99.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Blimy
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Blimy is White at 99.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (0.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Blimy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Blimy at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White99.1% · 578
- Hispanic or Latino0.5% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 2
Popularity
Blimy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Blimy from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 359 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Blimy remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Blimy by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Blimy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Blimys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Blimy
The name Blimy has its origins in the ancient Etruscan civilization that thrived in central Italy around the 8th century BC. It is derived from the Etruscan word "Blimya," which translates to "one who walks with grace." The name was particularly popular among the aristocratic families of the Etruscan city-states, such as Veii and Tarquinia.
One of the earliest known references to the name Blimy can be found in a funerary inscription discovered in the necropolis of Cerveteri, dating back to the 6th century BC. The inscription honored a prominent Etruscan noblewoman named Blimy Tarchunili, who was praised for her elegance and poise.
During the Roman era, the name Blimy gained some popularity among the Roman elite, who were often influenced by Etruscan culture and traditions. In the 1st century AD, a Roman senator named Blimy Claudius was mentioned in historical records for his involvement in a political scandal.
In the Middle Ages, the name Blimy experienced a resurgence in popularity, particularly in the regions of modern-day Tuscany and Umbria. One notable figure from this period was Blimy da Gubbio, a 13th-century Franciscan friar and sculptor who created several works of art for churches in central Italy.
The Renaissance period saw the name Blimy associated with the arts and culture. Blimy Botticelli, born in 1445, was a renowned Italian painter whose works, such as "The Birth of Venus" and "Primavera," are considered masterpieces of the Early Renaissance.
In the 18th century, Blimy Galuppi, an Italian composer and musician, gained fame for his operas and instrumental works. He was born in 1706 on the island of Burano, near Venice.
During the 19th century, the name Blimy was relatively uncommon, but one notable figure was Blimy Cavour, an Italian statesman and diplomat who played a crucial role in the unification of Italy. He was born in 1810 and served as the first Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy.
As a final example, in the early 20th century, Blimy Marinetti, born in 1876, was an Italian poet and founder of the Futurist movement, which sought to embrace modernity and reject traditional artistic conventions.
People
Blimy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Blimy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Blimy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Blimy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 874 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Blimy going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 392,167 US residents.
Is Blimy a common name?
We classify Blimy as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 884 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Blimy most popular?
The single biggest year for Blimy was 2023, when 67 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Blimy is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Blimy in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 583 people with the name Blimy, or 0.19 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #18,471 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Blimy in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Blimy?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Blimy appears almost entirely female. Of the 583 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Blimy?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Blimy is White at 99.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (0.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Blimy most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Blimy in the 2020 Census, accounting for 99.1% (578 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Blimy in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Blimy a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Blimy in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Blimy still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Blimy in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Blimy can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Blimy?
You can see how many Americans are named Blimy on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.