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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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
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1886—#6479
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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 1966

  • 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: #257 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,425 boysWAIdaho: #150 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 767 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #158 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,517 boysMNIllinois: #334 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,970 boysILWisconsin: #364 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,661 boysWIMichigan: #259 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,165 boysMINew York: #536 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 10,472 boysNYMassachusetts: #354 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,667 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedRIOregon: #213 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,497 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: #231 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,366 boysIAIndiana: #314 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,793 boysINOhio: #387 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 6,622 boysOHPennsylvania: #405 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 8,684 boysPANew Jersey: #391 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,014 boysNJConnecticut: #310 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,768 boysCTCalifornia: #430 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 5,021 boysCAUtah: #114 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 517 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedCONebraska: #244 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,370 boysNEMissouri: #304 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,484 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedWVVirginia: #391 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,290 boysVAMaryland: #285 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,699 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedNMKansas: #290 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,655 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #403 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,379 boysNCSouth Carolina: #332 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,304 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #258 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,001 boysOKLouisiana: #362 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,209 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedMSAlabama: #390 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,360 boysALGeorgia: #378 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,218 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedHITexas: #372 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,865 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#114 · 1 in 517
  2. Idaho#150 · 1 in 767
  3. Minnesota#158 · 1 in 1,517
  4. Oregon#213 · 1 in 1,497
  5. Iowa#231 · 1 in 2,366

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#114201 in 517
Idaho#15071 in 767
Minnesota#158211 in 1,517
Oregon#213101 in 1,497
Iowa#231101 in 2,366
Nebraska#24451 in 2,370
Washington#257101 in 2,425
Oklahoma#25891 in 2,001
Michigan#259251 in 3,165
Maryland#28581 in 3,699
Kansas#29061 in 2,655
Missouri#304111 in 3,484
Connecticut#31051 in 4,768
Indiana#314121 in 3,793
South Carolina#33271 in 3,304
Illinois#334241 in 3,970
Massachusetts#35451 in 9,667
Louisiana#362111 in 3,209
Wisconsin#36451 in 7,661
Texas#372351 in 2,865
Georgia#378101 in 4,218
Ohio#387141 in 6,622
Alabama#39071 in 4,360
New Jersey#39181 in 7,014
Virginia#39171 in 5,290
North Carolina#40381 in 5,379
Pennsylvania#405111 in 8,684
California#430331 in 5,021
New York#536151 in 10,472
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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 1966

girls
#4,493
9 births · 1 in 188,020 girls
boys
#377
400 births · 1 in 4,459 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #4,493Blake9

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #377Blake400
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 188,020 of them was named Blake, which outranked 41.1% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blake
  1. #4,198Zetta10
  2. #4,198Zipporah10
  3. #4,198Zona10
  4. #4,493Blake9
  5. #4,493Adonica9
  6. #4,493Adrain9
  7. #4,493Adraine9
  8. #4,866Adaline8
  9. #4,866Adrena8
  10. #4,866Agustina8

Tied with 372 names at #4,493; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 4,459 of them was named Blake, which outranked 91.7% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blake
  1. #374Monty412
  2. #375Pat411
  3. #376Colin403
  4. #377Blake400
  5. #378Ira399
  6. #379Brandon397
  7. #380Erick396
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →