Is this a girl's name now?

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Blair

I'm really crushing on this name and both DH and I see it as a boy's name but the few people we've mentioned it to say they think of girls (Blair from Gossip Girl).

Is this a real issue or is it still very much considered a male name? I have never met any female or male Blairs so I can't even use that as reference.

Our other choices are Fraser, Ashley and Lachlan.

The only Blair I know is Blair st Clair the drag queen I would never have pegged it as a boys name.

I know of both a make & female Blair.

It makes me think of Tony Blair.

Fraser is a fab name.

I guess I'm.a certain age as I think of Tony Blair or The Blair Witch Project. Ashley - Mary-Kate and Ashley and Lachlan that handsome doctor in Home and Away!

I know a girl called Blair

I only know one Blair in real life and he's male.

We really like Lachlan but the pronunciation thing is holding us back a bit. We are all for the Scottish way but worry it will get said a different way occasionally.

And then for Fraser we've had occasional comments on the show Frasier! Not sure why everyone we know has been watching so much American television (nothing wrong ofc but most references are based on that)

I am English. DH is half English, half Scottish if that helps. We also don't have any connection to the surname Blair, it's just a name we liked.

My first thought was the Blair witch

Most British people will immediately think of Tony Blair, and then of course by connection the Iraq war which unfortunately overshadowed his whole PMship. I wouldn’t choose it in a million years for that reason alone, but to each their own.

I guess not a factor for his peers, but certainly for the mid/older generations.

2 boy Blair's in my school class in 1974 Glasgow. Who are these people who have not heard of it as a boy's name?

It's a Scottish boys name so probably a lot more common up here than elsewhere. Hence why some may not have heard of it as a boys name. I also knew a good few boy Blairs growing up. But now it's kind of falling/has fallen into the popular mainstream as a girls name.

the few people we've mentioned it to say they think of girls

This is why i think it is better to keep your chosen name to yourself until the baby is here and you can present him already named. There will be (hopefully) fewer people to make comments on your chosen name and possibly ruin it for you, once it’s already given.

Name your DS what you want and ignore people who say they think of girls.

The name Blair immediately makes me think of Blaire White, a tran identifying guy, so I'm no help to you there!

I very much like Ashley for a boy, and Fraser too, although i would spell the latter with a 'z' as a nod to my former headmistress.

I think of Blair from gossip girl but I like it for both really.

I have only ever thought of it as a girls name.

It's a boy's name to me, in Scotland. I've known a couple.

I don't think anyone here would think of Tony Blair. Lots of boys' names here are surnames. if you don't live in Scotland it might be different.

My friend's dad was called Blair, and I automatically think of Blair Underwood when I hear the name. I think it's more boy than girl, but I quite like it for either.

I see Blair as a unisex name BUT reminds me of Tony and being French, blaireau is a badger and a badger hair shaving brush.

I’ve met two Blair’s, both male and Scottish, would be late 30s ish.

I’m due in December and we’re planning on calling this one Lachlan.

I've just looked up the ONS lists for boys and girls born in 2019 in England and Wales. There were only 8 boys named Blair, and only 20 girls. So more girls but it's rare for both. I'm not sure where to find the same stats for Scotland.

Do you live in England or Scotland (or somewhere else)?

Yes. I know a guy and a girl both called it. The guy is late 40's the girl is late teens.

Oh and I love Fraser! That was my first choice boys name but dh didn't like it.

Another to say its a common boys name in Scotland, and lovely. Non Scots probably not as familiar as this thread is proving. It was on my names list but I had a DD instead. Didn't cross my mind for her and I usually like boy names for girls!

Ashley for a boy is very English and not to my taste at all,sorry. Just think of Ashleyyy from Corrie!

Love lachlan but sorry I'd say its probably too much hassle and wrong pronunciation in English accents, unless your quite northern/close to the border.

How about Cameron??

Girls name to me.

And Ashley is a girl's name here.