Blakely
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning dark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name.
How Blakely has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #357 |
| 2016 | #270 |
| 2017 | #258 |
| 2018 | #250 |
| 2019 | #183 |
| 2020 | #167 |
| 2021 | #156 |
| 2022 | #167 |
| 2023 | #155 |
| 2024 | #158 |
| 2025 | #191 |
Blakely by the numbers
In 2025, 22 babies in England and Wales were named Blakely. In the US, 1,244 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Names that come from Blakely
Forms of Blakely 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 Blakely. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Blakely
Names that are said the same way as Blakely, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean darkness
Like Blakely, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean white
Like Blakely, 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 Blakely
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