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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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 1982

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #95 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 449 boysAKMaine: 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: #116 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 735 boysWAIdaho: #77 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 356 boysIDMontana: #135 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 661 boysMTNorth Dakota: #95 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 465 boysNDMinnesota: #80 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 468 boysMNIllinois: #113 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 676 boysILWisconsin: #124 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 991 boysWIMichigan: #143 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 1,064 boysMINew York: #244 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,841 boysNYMassachusetts: #155 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,451 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedRIOregon: #92 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 490 boysORNevada: #127 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 726 boysNVWyoming: #95 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 507 boysWYSouth Dakota: #110 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 595 boysSDIowa: #75 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 360 boysIAIndiana: #91 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 528 boysINOhio: #128 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 976 boysOHPennsylvania: #163 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 1,446 boysPANew Jersey: #185 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,375 boysNJConnecticut: #174 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,390 boysCTCalifornia: #154 for boys · 250 births · 1 in 819 boysCAUtah: #68 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 295 boysUTColorado: #148 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 897 boysCONebraska: #71 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 347 boysNEMissouri: #104 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 613 boysMOKentucky: #155 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,218 boysKYWest Virginia: #222 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,538 boysWVVirginia: #151 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,037 boysVAMaryland: #200 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,347 boysMDDelaware: #101 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 558 boysDEArizona: #148 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 814 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedNMKansas: #65 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 308 boysKSArkansas: #73 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 334 boysARTennessee: #123 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 725 boysTNNorth Carolina: #157 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,069 boysNCSouth Carolina: #149 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 809 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #202 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,106 boysDCOklahoma: #75 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 364 boysOKLouisiana: #60 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 278 boysLAMississippi: #192 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,132 boysMSAlabama: #96 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 511 boysALGeorgia: #120 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 699 boysGAHawaii: #122 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 581 boysHITexas: #105 for boys · 283 births · 1 in 509 boysTXFlorida: #133 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 759 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#60 · 1 in 278
  2. Kansas#65 · 1 in 308
  3. Utah#68 · 1 in 295
  4. Nebraska#71 · 1 in 347
  5. Arkansas#73 · 1 in 334

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#601361 in 278
Kansas#65581 in 308
Utah#68651 in 295
Nebraska#71351 in 347
Arkansas#73461 in 334
Iowa#75591 in 360
Oklahoma#75711 in 364
Idaho#77231 in 356
Minnesota#80701 in 468
Indiana#91751 in 528
Oregon#92391 in 490
Alaska#95101 in 449
North Dakota#95131 in 465
Wyoming#9581 in 507
Alabama#96511 in 511
Delaware#10171 in 558
Missouri#104601 in 613
Texas#1052831 in 509
South Dakota#11091 in 595
Illinois#1131241 in 676
Washington#116431 in 735
Georgia#120581 in 699
Hawaii#122121 in 581
Tennessee#123451 in 725
Wisconsin#124351 in 991
Nevada#12781 in 726
Ohio#128811 in 976
Florida#133871 in 759
Montana#13591 in 661
Michigan#143611 in 1,064
Arizona#148291 in 814
Colorado#148281 in 897
South Carolina#149261 in 809
Virginia#151341 in 1,037
California#1542501 in 819
Kentucky#155221 in 1,218
Massachusetts#155251 in 1,451
North Carolina#157361 in 1,069
Pennsylvania#163541 in 1,446
Connecticut#174131 in 1,390
New Jersey#185321 in 1,375
Mississippi#192171 in 1,132
Maryland#200191 in 1,347
District of Columbia#20271 in 1,106
West Virginia#22251 in 2,538
New York#244631 in 1,841
Maine———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———

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 1982

girls
#1,873
57 births · 1 in 29,707 girls
boys
#120
2,351 births · 1 in 772 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #1,873Blake57

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #120Blake2,351
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 29,707 of them was named Blake, which outranked 84.8% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blake
  1. #1,850Tanna58
  2. #1,850Velma58
  3. #1,850Zena58
  4. #1,873Blake57
  5. #1,873Akia57
  6. #1,873Anamaria57
  7. #1,873Angelena57
  8. #1,900Abra56
  9. #1,900Adrien56
  10. #1,900Aubrie56

Tied with 26 names at #1,873; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

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

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 772 of them was named Blake, which outranked 98.4% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blake
  1. #117Adrian2,515
  2. #118Johnny2,492
  3. #119Luke2,478
  4. #120Blake2,351
  5. #121Ricardo2,291
  6. #122Allen2,216
  7. #123Lee2,205
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982 →