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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #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 1983

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #103 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 523 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: #101 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 594 boysWAIdaho: #80 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 397 boysIDMontana: #94 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 444 boysMTNorth Dakota: #131 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 816 boysNDMinnesota: #72 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 386 boysMNIllinois: #103 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 624 boysILWisconsin: #129 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 995 boysWIMichigan: #116 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 802 boysMINew York: #221 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 1,667 boysNYMassachusetts: #162 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,582 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedRIOregon: #86 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 471 boysORNevada: #98 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 526 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #80 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 354 boysSDIowa: #83 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 445 boysIAIndiana: #85 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 499 boysINOhio: #120 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 927 boysOHPennsylvania: #178 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,666 boysPANew Jersey: #209 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,687 boysNJConnecticut: #135 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,034 boysCTCalifornia: #154 for boys · 262 births · 1 in 790 boysCAUtah: #73 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 320 boysUTColorado: #116 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 644 boysCONebraska: #67 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 308 boysNEMissouri: #81 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 465 boysMOKentucky: #111 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 711 boysKYWest Virginia: #215 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,482 boysWVVirginia: #127 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 853 boysVAMaryland: #131 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 895 boysMDDelaware: #106 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 649 boysDEArizona: #149 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 849 boysAZNew Mexico: #234 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,297 boysNMKansas: #65 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 329 boysKSArkansas: #66 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 291 boysARTennessee: #116 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 707 boysTNNorth Carolina: #149 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 999 boysNCSouth Carolina: #175 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 988 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #240 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,510 boysDCOklahoma: #60 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 281 boysOKLouisiana: #53 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 257 boysLAMississippi: #217 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,395 boysMSAlabama: #86 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 457 boysALGeorgia: #115 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 664 boysGAHawaii: #103 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 486 boysHITexas: #97 for boys · 305 births · 1 in 466 boysTXFlorida: #143 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 841 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#53 · 1 in 257
  2. Oklahoma#60 · 1 in 281
  3. Kansas#65 · 1 in 329
  4. Arkansas#66 · 1 in 291
  5. Nebraska#67 · 1 in 308

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#531431 in 257
Oklahoma#60891 in 281
Kansas#65541 in 329
Arkansas#66521 in 291
Nebraska#67391 in 308
Minnesota#72811 in 386
Utah#73571 in 320
Idaho#80201 in 397
South Dakota#80151 in 354
Missouri#81771 in 465
Iowa#83461 in 445
Indiana#85761 in 499
Alabama#86561 in 457
Oregon#86391 in 471
Montana#94131 in 444
Texas#973051 in 466
Nevada#98111 in 526
Washington#101531 in 594
Alaska#10391 in 523
Hawaii#103151 in 486
Illinois#1031311 in 624
Delaware#10661 in 649
Kentucky#111361 in 711
Georgia#115611 in 664
Colorado#116391 in 644
Michigan#116781 in 802
Tennessee#116451 in 707
Ohio#120821 in 927
Virginia#127411 in 853
Wisconsin#129341 in 995
Maryland#131291 in 895
North Dakota#13171 in 816
Connecticut#135181 in 1,034
Florida#143811 in 841
Arizona#149281 in 849
North Carolina#149381 in 999
California#1542621 in 790
Massachusetts#162231 in 1,582
South Carolina#175211 in 988
Pennsylvania#178461 in 1,666
New Jersey#209261 in 1,687
West Virginia#21551 in 2,482
Mississippi#217131 in 1,395
New York#221701 in 1,667
New Mexico#23491 in 1,297
District of Columbia#24051 in 1,510
Maine———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 1983

girls
#2,135
46 births · 1 in 36,318 girls
boys
#109
2,497 births · 1 in 718 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #2,135Blake46

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #109Blake2,497
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 36,318 of them was named Blake, which outranked 82.3% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blake
  1. #2,097Tiffeny47
  2. #2,097Tony47
  3. #2,097Zena47
  4. #2,135Blake46
  5. #2,135Amara46
  6. #2,135Claudette46
  7. #2,135Demetrius46
  8. #2,156Akia45
  9. #2,156Amee45
  10. #2,156Andre45

Tied with 20 names at #2,135; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 718 of them was named Blake, which outranked 98.5% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blake
  1. #106Carl2,605
  2. #107Adrian2,550
  3. #108Jesus2,511
  4. #109Blake2,497
  5. #110Terry2,470
  6. #111Shaun2,466
  7. #112Christian2,419
Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →