Blake
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning dark or pale.
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 |
Blake by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 6,033 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
Names that come from Blake
Forms of Blake in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Blake. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Blazeflame, fire289 in the US (2017)
- Blaykedark or pale; variant spelling of Blake223 in the US (2017)
- Blaike14 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Blairplain or battlefield682 in the US (2017)
- Blaisestammering or lisping; from Blasius265 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean darkness
Like Blake, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean white
Like Blake, each of these has white in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Gavinwhite hawk4,134 in the US (2017)
- Finnfair or white706 in England and Wales (2025)
- Fionafair or white1,672 in the US (2017)
- Biancawhite or pure827 in the US (2017)
- Arjunbright; shining; white136 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ivorymade of ivory; the hard white material from elephant tusks512 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Blake
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