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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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
1885——
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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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #110 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 555 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #134 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,072 boysNHWashington: #82 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 448 boysWAIdaho: #66 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 274 boysIDMontana: #100 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 484 boysMTNorth Dakota: #68 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 288 boysNDMinnesota: #72 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 376 boysMNIllinois: #86 for boys · 155 births · 1 in 528 boysILWisconsin: #106 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 709 boysWIMichigan: #120 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 861 boysMINew York: #229 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 1,646 boysNYMassachusetts: #136 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,246 boysMARhode Island: #139 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,163 boysRIOregon: #107 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 623 boysORNevada: #183 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,221 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #70 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 309 boysSDIowa: #64 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 284 boysIAIndiana: #82 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 461 boysINOhio: #121 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 860 boysOHPennsylvania: #156 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,329 boysPANew Jersey: #186 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,478 boysNJConnecticut: #151 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,277 boysCTCalifornia: #133 for boys · 316 births · 1 in 672 boysCAUtah: #69 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 280 boysUTColorado: #115 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 655 boysCONebraska: #78 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 361 boysNEMissouri: #81 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 446 boysMOKentucky: #129 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 947 boysKYWest Virginia: #138 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 979 boysWVVirginia: #136 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 946 boysVAMaryland: #182 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,336 boysMDDelaware: #107 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 651 boysDEArizona: #161 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 887 boysAZNew Mexico: #272 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,627 boysNMKansas: #61 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 301 boysKSArkansas: #87 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 447 boysARTennessee: #94 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 541 boysTNNorth Carolina: #124 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 782 boysNCSouth Carolina: #137 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 735 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #178 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 946 boysDCOklahoma: #58 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 274 boysOKLouisiana: #53 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 254 boysLAMississippi: #106 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 541 boysMSAlabama: #82 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 461 boysALGeorgia: #85 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 479 boysGAHawaii: #94 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 470 boysHITexas: #87 for boys · 323 births · 1 in 442 boysTXFlorida: #124 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 719 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#53 · 1 in 254
  2. Oklahoma#58 · 1 in 274
  3. Kansas#61 · 1 in 301
  4. Iowa#64 · 1 in 284
  5. Idaho#66 · 1 in 274

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#531411 in 254
Oklahoma#58881 in 274
Kansas#61581 in 301
Iowa#64711 in 284
Idaho#66281 in 274
North Dakota#68191 in 288
Utah#69631 in 280
South Dakota#70171 in 309
Minnesota#72841 in 376
Nebraska#78331 in 361
Missouri#81801 in 446
Alabama#82551 in 461
Indiana#82821 in 461
Washington#82701 in 448
Georgia#85871 in 479
Illinois#861551 in 528
Arkansas#87341 in 447
Texas#873231 in 442
Hawaii#94151 in 470
Tennessee#94581 in 541
Montana#100121 in 484
Mississippi#106331 in 541
Wisconsin#106481 in 709
Delaware#10761 in 651
Oregon#107301 in 623
Alaska#11091 in 555
Colorado#115381 in 655
Michigan#120741 in 861
Ohio#121891 in 860
Florida#124991 in 719
North Carolina#124501 in 782
Kentucky#129261 in 947
California#1333161 in 672
New Hampshire#13461 in 1,072
Massachusetts#136301 in 1,246
Virginia#136381 in 946
South Carolina#137281 in 735
West Virginia#138121 in 979
Rhode Island#13951 in 1,163
Connecticut#151151 in 1,277
Pennsylvania#156571 in 1,329
Arizona#161281 in 887
District of Columbia#17881 in 946
Maryland#182201 in 1,336
Nevada#18351 in 1,221
New Jersey#186301 in 1,478
New York#229711 in 1,646
New Mexico#27271 in 1,627
Maine———
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 1984

girls
#2,081
48 births · 1 in 35,080 girls
boys
#103
2,759 births · 1 in 654 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #2,081Blake48

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #103Blake2,759
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 35,080 of them was named Blake, which outranked 82.9% of the 12,181 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. #2,050Valene49
  2. #2,050Xochitl49
  3. #2,050Yessica49
  4. #2,081Blake48
  5. #2,081Bria48
  6. #2,081Carolann48
  7. #2,081Celisse48
  8. #2,111Aletha47
  9. #2,111Ambrosia47
  10. #2,111Amee47

Tied with 29 names at #2,081; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 654 of them was named Blake, which outranked 98.6% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blake
  1. #100Randy2,909
  2. #101Wesley2,799
  3. #102Jeremiah2,776
  4. #103Blake2,759
  5. #104Christian2,726
  6. #105Alan2,702
  7. #106Russell2,685
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →