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Blake

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Meaning of Blake: English: 'fair-haired or dark'

Blake is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 176th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 104th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#176

2,115 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#104

507 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

206,623

First recorded 1883 · peak 2012

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 1,766 babies1982: 2,408 babies1983: 2,543 babies1984: 2,807 babies1985: 2,984 babies1986: 2,879 babies1987: 2,888 babies1988: 3,191 babies1989: 3,669 babies1990: 4,306 babies19901991: 4,473 babies1992: 4,587 babies1993: 4,700 babies1994: 5,071 babies1995: 5,024 babies1996: 4,937 babies1997: 4,935 babies1998: 4,780 babies1999: 4,984 babies2000: 5,326 babies20002001: 5,500 babies2002: 5,488 babies2003: 5,383 babies2004: 4,808 babies2005: 4,504 babies2006: 4,628 babies2007: 5,367 babies2008: 5,261 babies2009: 5,182 babies2010: 4,944 babies20102011: 5,942 babies2012: 6,450 babies2013: 6,185 babies2014: 5,449 babies2015: 4,986 babies2016: 4,388 babies2017: 3,811 babies2018: 3,651 babies2019: 3,529 babies2020: 3,134 babies20202021: 3,354 babies2022: 3,029 babies2023: 2,725 babies2024: 2,782 babies2025: 2,115 babies
US babies named Blake per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 6,450.

Gender split

90% boys · 10% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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