Blake

#295 for girls in 2025, 1,035 births · #316 for boys in 2025, 1,080 births
Given to boys 90.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
2012 · 6,047 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
28 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
186,558
since 1883

Blake over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201959peak #71, 2012girlsat peakboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2951,035#3161,080
2024#2101,461#2651,321
2023#2211,351#2541,374
2022#2001,448#2281,581
2021#1991,504#2051,850
2020#2221,319#2091,815
2019#2241,388#1832,141
2018#2801,185#1582,466
2017#2691,185#1492,626
2016#2981,098#1273,290
2015#424752#964,234
2014#591501#844,948
2013#551536#755,649
2012#700403#716,047
2011#817325#735,617
2010#1,035241#874,703
2009#1,106230#894,952
2008#1,453162#905,099
2007#2,19890#885,277
2006#2,12791#974,537
2005#2,14086#994,418
2004#1,698114#954,694
2003#1,743108#795,275
2002#1,468130#765,358
2001#1,331144#775,356
2000#1,113183#805,143
1999#1,138172#844,812
1998#1,112173#854,607
1997#953207#804,728
1996#990190#844,747
1995#926203#774,821
1994#965192#814,879
1993#961196#834,504
1992#997190#844,397
1991#957198#864,275
1990#935203#914,103
1989#1,118148#973,521
1988#1,49191#1033,100
1987#1,329103#1062,785
1986#1,43989#1012,790
1985#1,80962#1002,922
1984#2,08148#1032,759
1983#2,13546#1092,497
1982#1,87357#1202,351
1981#1,75464#1591,702
1980#2,44039#237971
1979#2,27342#276744
1978#2,51634#288668
1977#3,08325#300644
1976#4,61413#319554
1975#2,96924#333523
1974#3,11022#374419
1973#3,97115#369427
1972#2,97622#364462
1971#4,31113#368476
1970#3,57717#353526
1969#3,77414#347520
1968#2,87420#386404
1967#4,6259#364422
1966#4,4939#377400
1965#4,20210#364445
1964#5,0088#359472
1963#5,2967#330569
1962#4,5339#335546
1961—#350512
1960—#380431
1959—#391411
1958—#407366
1957—#455288
1956—#451282
1955—#445279
1954—#432279
1953#5,0406#488207
1952—#480212
1951#5,4145#585139
1950—#595131
1949—#72989
1948—#78376
1947—#74286
1946—#78571
1945—#88451
1944—#1,00442
1943—#87558
1942—#1,00744
1941—#1,15233
1940—#1,15633
1939—#1,19430
1938—#1,24728
1937—#1,26528
1936—#1,20530
1935—#1,12334
1934—#1,09236
1933—#99541
1932—#1,17533
1931—#1,23931
1930—#1,33029
1929—#1,29630
1928—#1,16537
1927—#1,11241
1926—#1,19236
1925—#1,16437
1924—#1,11741
1923—#1,10142
1922—#1,14039
1921—#89061
1920—#97550
1919—#1,00945
1918—#1,09439
1917—#1,07838
1916—#1,24029
1915—#1,03738
1914—#1,34220
1913—#1,31116
1912—#1,35313
1911—#98212
1910—#1,04510
1909—#1,0838
1908—#1,2176
1907——
1906—#8529
1905——
1904—#1,2055
1903—#9107
1902——
1901—#1,0585
1900—#1,3105
1899——
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1897—#9426
1896——
1895—#1,0795
1894—#8577
1893—#9076
1892—#7928
1891——
1890—#9945
1889——
1888—#1,0315
1887——
1886—#6479
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1883—#8925
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First appearance
1883

The first year at least five boys were named Blake! It came in at #892, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1883–1885, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Blake is popular in 1959

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedNHWashington: #244 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,248 boysWAIdaho: #157 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 759 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #177 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,081 boysNDMinnesota: #218 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,642 boysMNIllinois: #553 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 12,927 boysILWisconsin: #308 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,943 boysWIMichigan: #331 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 5,360 boysMINew York: #533 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 12,061 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedRIOregon: #170 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,071 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedSDIowa: #282 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,876 boysIAIndiana: #329 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,982 boysINOhio: #534 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 14,166 boysOHPennsylvania: #326 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 6,087 boysPANew Jersey: #480 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 12,265 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #307 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 2,945 boysCAUtah: #112 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 516 boysUTColorado: #303 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,044 boysCONebraska: #270 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,232 boysNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedWVVirginia: #454 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,199 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #328 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,666 boysNMKansas: #351 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,758 boysKSArkansas: #309 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,798 boysARTennessee: #386 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,694 boysTNNorth Carolina: #387 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,786 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #284 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,666 boysOKLouisiana: #340 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,842 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedALGeorgia: #470 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,852 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedHITexas: #405 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 3,732 boysTXFlorida: #456 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,712 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#112 · 1 in 516
  2. Idaho#157 · 1 in 759
  3. Oregon#170 · 1 in 1,071
  4. North Dakota#177 · 1 in 1,081
  5. Minnesota#218 · 1 in 2,642

Best ever in a state: #14 in Montana, 2011.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#112231 in 516
Idaho#157101 in 759
Oregon#170161 in 1,071
North Dakota#17771 in 1,081
Minnesota#218161 in 2,642
Washington#244141 in 2,248
Nebraska#27051 in 3,232
Iowa#28281 in 3,876
Oklahoma#28491 in 2,666
Colorado#30371 in 3,044
California#307611 in 2,945
Wisconsin#30881 in 5,943
Arkansas#30971 in 2,798
Pennsylvania#326201 in 6,087
New Mexico#32851 in 2,666
Indiana#329111 in 4,982
Michigan#331181 in 5,360
Louisiana#340151 in 2,842
Kansas#35151 in 4,758
Tennessee#38671 in 5,694
North Carolina#387111 in 4,786
Texas#405331 in 3,732
Virginia#45461 in 7,199
Florida#45681 in 6,712
Georgia#47071 in 6,852
New Jersey#48051 in 12,265
New York#533151 in 12,061
Ohio#53481 in 14,166
Illinois#55391 in 12,927
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Blake
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 51 spots since 2024 (#265 → #316)
  • 107 spots since 2020 (#209 → #316)
  • 220 spots since 2015 (#96 → #316)
  • Biggest jump: 180 spots in 1933 (#1,175 → #995)
  • Biggest drop: 371 spots in 1912 (#982 → #1,353)
Rise & fade · boys
129 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1883
  • Peaked 2012 at #71 (6,047 births)
  • Births halved by 2017, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 28 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 28 yrs · run 1989–2015
  • Top 1,000: 95 yrs · run 1945–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 314
  • Highest: 1 in 314 boys born in 2012 were named Blake (0.32%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,582 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 26.9% of all boys named Blake (50,109) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2025
  • Mostly girls until 2024, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s19#647 (1886)#857
1890s37#792 (1892)#929
1900s45#852 (1906)#1,091
1910s260#982 (1911)#1,149
1920s414#890 (1921)#1,115
1930s320#995 (1933)#1,187
1940s583#729 (1949)#912
1950s2,594#391 (1959)#473
1960s4,721#330 (1963)#359
1970s5,443#276 (1979)#334
1980s25,398#97 (1989)#124
1990s45,873#77 (1995)#84
2000s50,109#76 (2002)#87
2010s41,721#71 (2012)#110
2020s9,021#205 (2021)#246

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Blake in 1959

boys
#391
411 births · 1 in 5,193 boys

Top boys' names in 1959

  1. #1Michael85,294
  2. #2David83,977
  3. #3James78,648
  4. #4John76,446
  5. #5Robert74,542
  6. #6Mark56,945
  7. #7William51,386
  8. #8Richard47,202
  9. #9Thomas40,296
  10. #10Steven33,597
  11. #391Blake411
More about 1959

boys

2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 5,193 of them was named Blake, which outranked 91.4% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blake
  1. #388Lionel416
  2. #389Ervin415
  3. #390Jerald412
  4. #391Blake411
  5. #391Vance411
  6. #393Alberto409
  7. #394Kendall408
  8. #395Willis407

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,208Efrem#3,033 → #825
  2. ↑ 901Darin#1,677 → #776
  3. ↑ 871Yancy#1,557 → #686
  4. ↑ 708Raynard#1,677 → #969
  5. ↑ 644Darrin#1,396 → #752
Fallers
  1. ↓ 307Jace#761 → #1,068
  2. ↓ 241Otha#915 → #1,156
  3. ↓ 234Cheryl#994 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 230Dann#969 → #1,199
  5. ↓ 227Carnell#777 → #1,004

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1959 →