| Sable | Blaze | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | black | Flame |
| Origin | english | english |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Pronunciation | SAY-buhl | BLAYZ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1986 (181) | 2015 (354) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Sable | Blaze |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 197 | 1,930 |
| 2010s | 175 | 2,856 |
| 2000s | 221 | 2,282 |
| 1990s | 503 | 939 |
| 1980s | 560 | 283 |
| 1970s | 0 | 96 |
| 1960s | 0 | 57 |
| 1950s | 12 | 60 |
| 1940s | 11 | 0 |
| 1930s | 12 | 0 |
| 1920s | 11 | 5 |
A word-name from 'sable', which in heraldry denotes the colour black; derived via Old French from the dark-furred sable marten. Note: a vocabulary name, with the 'black' meaning coming from the heraldic term.
Modern English word name from 'blaze', a bright flame or fire. Note: the similar-looking name Blaise is unrelated to fire, deriving from Latin 'blaesus' ('lisping'); Blaze is spelled and read for the fire word.
Sable and Blaze are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Sable means black (english origin), while Blaze means Flame (english origin).
In US records, Sable first appears in 0 and Blaze in 0, so Sable has the longer recorded history.