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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201970peak #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——
1898——
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 1970

  • 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: #280 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,562 boysWAIdaho: #202 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,222 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #186 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,923 boysMNIllinois: #291 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,615 boysILWisconsin: #290 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,084 boysWIMichigan: #297 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,538 boysMINew York: #413 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 5,332 boysNYMassachusetts: #405 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,327 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedRIOregon: #232 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,659 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: #199 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,780 boysIAIndiana: #304 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,410 boysINOhio: #421 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 7,457 boysOHPennsylvania: #344 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 5,527 boysPANew Jersey: #387 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,537 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #330 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 2,831 boysCAUtah: #124 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 617 boysUTColorado: #292 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,472 boysCONebraska: #253 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,397 boysNEMissouri: #272 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,475 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedWVVirginia: #315 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,186 boysVAMaryland: #276 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,123 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedDEArizona: #394 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,393 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedNMKansas: #235 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,848 boysKSArkansas: #297 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,674 boysARTennessee: #308 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,943 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #286 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,528 boysOKLouisiana: #269 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,692 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedMSAlabama: #460 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,174 boysALGeorgia: #283 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,255 boysGAHawaii: #244 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,327 boysHITexas: #323 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 2,291 boysTXFlorida: #384 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,839 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#124 · 1 in 617
  2. Minnesota#186 · 1 in 1,923
  3. Iowa#199 · 1 in 1,780
  4. Idaho#202 · 1 in 1,222
  5. Oregon#232 · 1 in 1,659

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#124201 in 617
Minnesota#186171 in 1,923
Iowa#199131 in 1,780
Idaho#20251 in 1,222
Oregon#232101 in 1,659
Kansas#23591 in 1,848
Hawaii#24451 in 1,327
Nebraska#25351 in 2,397
Louisiana#269201 in 1,692
Missouri#272161 in 2,475
Maryland#27691 in 3,123
Washington#280111 in 2,562
Georgia#283201 in 2,255
Oklahoma#28681 in 2,528
Wisconsin#29091 in 4,084
Illinois#291371 in 2,615
Colorado#29281 in 2,472
Arkansas#29761 in 2,674
Michigan#297231 in 3,538
Indiana#304141 in 3,410
Tennessee#308121 in 2,943
Virginia#315121 in 3,186
Texas#323501 in 2,291
California#330631 in 2,831
Pennsylvania#344171 in 5,527
Florida#384141 in 3,839
New Jersey#387101 in 5,537
Arizona#39451 in 3,393
Massachusetts#40551 in 9,327
New York#413291 in 5,332
Ohio#421131 in 7,457
Alabama#46051 in 6,174
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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 1970

girls
#3,577
17 births · 1 in 102,832 girls
boys
#353
526 births · 1 in 3,533 boys

Top girls' names in 1970

  1. #1Jennifer46,150
  2. #2Lisa38,967
  3. #3Kimberly34,130
  4. #4Michelle34,047
  5. #5Amy25,212
  6. #6Angela24,929
  7. #7Melissa23,735
  8. #8Tammy19,587
  9. #9Mary19,204
  10. #10Tracy18,464
  11. #3,577Blake17

Top boys' names in 1970

  1. #1Michael85,266
  2. #2James61,735
  3. #3David61,728
  4. #4John58,491
  5. #5Robert57,177
  6. #6Christopher41,747
  7. #7William38,887
  8. #8Brian31,917
  9. #9Mark31,461
  10. #10Richard30,442
  11. #353Blake526
More about 1970

girls

1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 102,832 of them was named Blake, which outranked 61.8% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blake
  1. #3,435Wynne18
  2. #3,435Wynona18
  3. #3,435Zelma18
  4. #3,577Blake17
  5. #3,577Adrina17
  6. #3,577Albertina17
  7. #3,577Aletta17
  8. #3,712Abra16
  9. #3,712Adelita16
  10. #3,712Allicia16

Tied with 134 names at #3,577; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,541Tanisha#2,515 → #974
  2. ↑ 1,194India#1,955 → #761
  3. ↑ 695Shay#1,648 → #953
  4. ↑ 685Terra#1,303 → #618
  5. ↑ 669Dyan#1,648 → #979
Fallers
  1. ↓ 385Cinnamon#698 → #1,083
  2. ↓ 306Kaye#932 → #1,238
  3. ↓ 303Luanne#990 → #1,293
  4. ↓ 273Laureen#845 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 273Lesia#965 → #1,238

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

boys

1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 3,533 of them was named Blake, which outranked 93.5% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blake
  1. #349Wendell537
  2. #351Luke535
  3. #352Lamont534
  4. #353Blake526
  5. #353Jonathon526
  6. #355Devin523
  7. #356Preston521
  8. #357Brady520

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

Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,783Jermaine#4,404 → #621
  2. ↑ 1,000Dax#1,861 → #861
  3. ↑ 842Jeramy#1,810 → #968
  4. ↑ 639Branden#1,570 → #931
  5. ↑ 407Braden#1,396 → #989
Fallers
  1. ↓ 593Jemal#549 → #1,142
  2. ↓ 307Karen#885 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 307Merlin#885 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 302Dennie#920 → #1,222
  5. ↓ 276Luciano#931 → #1,207

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

See the top 100 for 1970 →