Blake
An English surname with two opposite sources: Old English blac, meaning black or dark, and blac, meaning pale or wan, which fell together in spelling.
Blake in 2025
Blake was given to 2,115 babies in the United States in 2025 — 1,080 boys and 1,035 girls, making it the 317th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,568 babies born.
The history of Blake
Blake reached its highest point in 2012, when 6,450 babies were given the name, ranking 98th that year.
Across the 143 years of records since 1883, 206,623 babies have been named Blake. Half of them were born before 2002, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Blake by decade
| Decade | Babies named Blake | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 19 | 1,390 |
| 1890s | 37 | 1,796 |
| 1900s | 45 | 2,083 |
| 1910s | 260 | 2,029 |
| 1920s | 414 | 1,780 |
| 1930s | 320 | 1,997 |
| 1940s | 583 | 1,622 |
| 1950s | 2,605 | 852 |
| 1960s | 4,807 | 715 |
| 1970s | 5,670 | 578 |
| 1980s | 26,145 | 183 |
| 1990s | 47,797 | 143 |
| 2000s | 51,447 | 125 |
| 2010s | 49,335 | 98 |
| 2020s | 17,139 | 192 |
Where Blake is heading
Blake has fallen 58% over the past decade, from 4,986 babies in 2015 to 2,115 in 2025.
Names like Blake
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Blake.