Blake
Boy nameBlake has been given to 206,623 babies in the U.S. since 1883. It peaked in 2012 and currently ranks #295 for girls and #316 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /bleɪk/
A surname derived from either Old English blæc (“black”) or from Old English blāc (“pale, fair, shining, white”), or as an anglicisation of Irish Ó Bláthmaic.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
206,623
Peak year
2012 (6,450 babies)
Rank in 2025
#295 for girls · #316 for boys
First recorded
1883
10-year trend
▼ -58%
Gender split
10% girls / 90% boys
Famous people named Blake
Blake Lively
American actress (born 1987)
Blake Clark
American stand-up comedian (born 1946)
Blake Griffin
American basketball player (born 1989)
Blake Shelton
American country music singer and television personality
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Blake.
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