Blake
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning dark or pale.
Babies a year
3,782
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#295
down from #210
UK popularity
#144
367 babies · down from #104
How Blake has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #424 |
| 2016 | #298 |
| 2017 | #269 |
| 2018 | #280 |
| 2019 | #224 |
| 2020 | #220 |
| 2021 | #199 |
| 2022 | #200 |
| 2023 | #221 |
| 2024 | #210 |
| 2025 | #295 |
In 2025, 367 babies in England and Wales were named Blake. In the US, 3,782 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 6,033 in 2012.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Blake was most common in 1995, when it went to 0.01% of American babies of that sex.
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