Blake
An English surname from either blac, “pale,” or blæc, “dark” — the two are opposites and both attested.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Blake first shows up in the national records in 1883. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 28 different years between 1985 and 2015. Its biggest year was 2012, when 6,047 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 71 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 316 for boys. The name has also seen real use for girls: 20,065 of the 206,623 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Blayke (2,572) (total births since 1880)
Explore Blake interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 19 | No. 647 |
| 1890s | 37 | No. 792 |
| 1900s | 45 | No. 852 |
| 1910s | 260 | No. 982 |
| 1920s | 414 | No. 890 |
| 1930s | 320 | No. 995 |
| 1940s | 583 | No. 729 |
| 1950s | 2,594 | No. 391 |
| 1960s | 4,721 | No. 330 |
| 1970s | 5,443 | No. 276 |
| 1980s | 25,398 | No. 97 |
| 1990s | 45,873 | No. 77 |
| 2000s | 50,109 | No. 76 |
| 2010s | 41,721 | No. 71 |
| 2020s | 9,021 | No. 205 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.