Blake

Mostly boys · BLAYK · English

Blake is a name of English origin, meaning “dark, or pale”. In 2025 it ranked 118th for boys in the UK (489 babies) and 316th for boys in the US (1,080 babies).

What does Blake mean?

English: surname from Old English

“dark, or pale”

From a surname that could mean either 'dark' or 'pale'; borne by the poet and artist William Blake.

Say it: BLAYK

Is Blake a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Blake has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 83 girls and 489 boys in the UK and 1,035 girls and 1,080 boys in the US.

How popular is Blake in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #118among boys
Babies in 2025: 489about 1 in 610 boys
Five-year trend: Fallingdown 26% in five years
Same name in a class: 2.3%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 489 boys in the UK were named Blake, making it the 118th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 85th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 1,243 boys. 83 girls were also named Blake in 2025 (524th for girls).

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Blake than any year since 2006.

Half of all the boys named Blake in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.

Girls were 2% of the babies named Blake in the UK in 1997, and 15% in 2025.

Among boys in 2025, it was 144th in England and Wales, 41st in Scotland and 107th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2014 (#57).

1996Busiest: 1,243 in 20142025

Blake in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	489	#118
2024	624	#95
2023	660	#87
2022	777	#79
2021	969	#68
2020	738	#85
2019	793	#88
2018	862	#86
2017	931	#82
2016	1,026	#74
2015	1,156	#63
2014	1,243	#56
2013	1,232	#57
2012	1,173	#65
2011	918	#80
2010	691	#108
2009	682	#104
2008	834	#97
2007	636	#110
2006	452	#137
2005	386	#144
2004	354	#149
2003	288	#167
2002	230	#179
2001	193	#191
2000	245	#166
1999	200	#187
1998	181	#200
1997	159	#229
1996	160	#219

How popular is Blake in the US?

Rank in 2025: #316among boys
Babies in 2025: 1,080about 1 in 1,600 boys
Five-year trend: Fallingdown 41% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 1,080 boys in the US were named Blake, making it the 316th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 209th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 6,047 boys. It first appears in the records in 1883. 1,035 girls were also named Blake in 2025 (295th for girls).

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Blake than any year since 1980.

Half of all the boys named Blake in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.

Girls were 3% of the babies named Blake in the US in 1951, and 49% in 2025.

1883Busiest: 6,047 in 20122025

Blake in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	1,080	#316
2024	1,321	#265
2023	1,374	#254
2022	1,581	#228
2021	1,850	#205
2020	1,815	#209
2019	2,141	#183
2018	2,466	#158
2017	2,626	#149
2016	3,290	#127
2015	4,234	#96
2014	4,948	#84
2013	5,649	#75
2012	6,047	#71
2011	5,617	#73
2010	4,703	#87
2009	4,952	#89
2008	5,099	#90
2007	5,277	#88
2006	4,537	#97
2005	4,418	#99
2004	4,694	#95
2003	5,275	#79
2002	5,358	#76
2001	5,356	#77
2000	5,143	#80
1999	4,812	#84
1998	4,607	#85
1997	4,728	#80
1996	4,747	#84
1995	4,821	#77
1994	4,879	#81
1993	4,504	#83
1992	4,397	#84
1991	4,275	#86
1990	4,103	#91
1989	3,521	#97
1988	3,100	#103
1987	2,785	#106
1986	2,790	#101
1985	2,922	#100
1984	2,759	#103
1983	2,497	#109
1982	2,351	#120
1981	1,702	#159
1980	971	#237
1979	744	#276
1978	668	#288
1977	644	#300
1976	554	#319
1975	523	#333
1974	419	#374
1973	427	#369
1972	462	#364
1971	476	#368
1970	526	#353
1969	520	#347
1968	404	#386
1967	422	#364
1966	400	#377
1965	445	#364
1964	472	#359
1963	569	#330
1962	546	#335
1961	512	#350
1960	431	#380
1959	411	#391
1958	366	#407
1957	288	#454
1956	282	#450
1955	279	#444
1954	279	#431
1953	207	#487
1952	212	#479
1951	139	#584
1950	131	#594
1949	89	#728
1948	76	#782
1947	86	#741
1946	71	#785
1945	51	#884
1944	42	#1,004
1943	58	#875
1942	44	#1,007
1941	33	#1,152
1940	33	#1,156
1939	30	#1,194
1938	28	#1,247
1937	28	#1,265
1936	30	#1,205
1935	34	#1,123
1934	36	#1,092
1933	41	#995
1932	33	#1,175
1931	31	#1,239
1930	29	#1,330
1929	30	#1,296
1928	37	#1,165
1927	41	#1,112
1926	36	#1,192
1925	37	#1,164
1924	41	#1,117
1923	42	#1,101
1922	39	#1,140
1921	61	#890
1920	50	#975
1919	45	#1,009
1918	39	#1,094
1917	38	#1,078
1916	29	#1,240
1915	38	#1,037
1914	20	#1,342
1913	16	#1,310
1912	13	#1,352
1911	12	#981
1910	10	#1,044
1909	8	#1,083
1908	6	#1,216
1907	0	–
1906	9	#852
1905	0	–
1904	5	#1,204
1903	7	#910
1902	0	–
1901	5	#1,057
1900	5	#1,309
1899	0	–
1898	0	–
1897	6	#941
1896	0	–
1895	5	#1,078
1894	7	#856
1893	6	#906
1892	8	#791
1891	0	–
1890	5	#994
1889	0	–
1888	5	#1,030
1887	0	–
1886	9	#647
1885	0	–
1884	0	–
1883	5	#891

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Other spellings of Blake

Blayke

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