Blakely
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- BLAYK-lee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,280 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #191 for girls
Blakely is a name of English origin, meaning “dark clearing”. In 2025 it ranked 1,280th for girls in the UK (26 babies) and 191st for girls in the US (1,638 babies).
What does Blakely mean?
English: surname and place name
“dark clearing”
More on Wiktionary.
Is Blakely a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Blakely has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 26 girls and 15 boys in the UK and 1,638 girls and 8 boys in the US.
How popular is Blakely in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,280th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 26 about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 156% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 26 girls in the UK were named Blakely, making it the 1,280th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,780th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 40 girls. 15 boys were also named Blakely in 2025 (1,771st for boys).
Half of all the girls named Blakely in the UK since 1996 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 29 girls in the UK were given Blakely or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,058, up from #1,280 for this spelling alone.
- Blakely 26
- Blakeleigh 3
In 2025, 63% of the babies named Blakely in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,407th in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
Blakely in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #1,280 |
| 2024 | 40 | #947 |
| 2023 | 26 | #1,322 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,730 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,882 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,780 |
| 2019 | 12 | #2,275 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
How popular is Blakely in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 191st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,638 about 1 in 980 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.4% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,638 girls in the US were named Blakely, making it the 191st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 167th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 1,892 girls. It first appears in the records in 1969. 8 boys were also named Blakely in 2025 (8,906th for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Blakely than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Blakely in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,984 girls in the US were given Blakely or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #183, up from #191 for this spelling alone.
In 1980, 49% of the babies named Blakely in the US were girls. By 2025 it was over 99%, with more girls than boys since 1991.
Blakely in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,638 | #191 |
| 2024 | 1,892 | #158 |
| 2023 | 1,860 | #156 |
| 2022 | 1,737 | #167 |
| 2021 | 1,837 | #156 |
| 2020 | 1,713 | #167 |
| 2019 | 1,609 | #183 |
| 2018 | 1,308 | #250 |
| 2017 | 1,230 | #259 |
| 2016 | 1,178 | #270 |
| 2015 | 921 | #357 |
| 2014 | 777 | #412 |
| 2013 | 683 | #450 |
| 2012 | 544 | #546 |
| 2011 | 278 | #929 |
| 2010 | 231 | #1,075 |
| 2009 | 176 | #1,353 |
| 2008 | 97 | #2,092 |
| 2007 | 72 | #2,568 |
| 2006 | 66 | #2,701 |
| 2005 | 60 | #2,752 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,804 |
| 2003 | 53 | #2,882 |
| 2002 | 49 | #2,972 |
| 2001 | 57 | #2,631 |
| 2000 | 57 | #2,589 |
| 1999 | 38 | #3,310 |
| 1998 | 32 | #3,645 |
| 1997 | 42 | #2,871 |
| 1996 | 39 | #3,023 |
| 1995 | 34 | #3,280 |
| 1994 | 36 | #3,163 |
| 1993 | 43 | #2,763 |
| 1992 | 36 | #3,139 |
| 1991 | 29 | #3,627 |
| 1990 | 22 | #4,375 |
| 1989 | 40 | #2,763 |
| 1988 | 36 | #2,862 |
| 1987 | 21 | #3,980 |
| 1986 | 16 | #4,721 |
| 1985 | 19 | #4,125 |
| 1984 | 16 | #4,477 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 16 | #4,526 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,253 |
| 1980 | 17 | #4,326 |
| 1979 | 12 | #5,426 |
| 1978 | 16 | #4,242 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 10 | #5,599 |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,514 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
Nicknames for Blakely
- Blake 489 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Blakely
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Riley, Ivy, Eden, Poppy, Ocean, Harper, Lily, Willow, Maeve, Lainey, Tilly, Briar
Other spellings of Blakely
Blakeleigh, Blakelee, Blakeley, Blakley, Blakleigh, Blaklee, Blayklee
More English names
Evelyn, Hudson, Grace, Violet, Daisy, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter, Harrison, River, Ellie, Frankie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Blakely: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/blakely, updated 20 October 2026.