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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #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 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedAKMaine: #120 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 802 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #122 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 979 boysNHWashington: #79 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 384 boysWAIdaho: #70 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 314 boysIDMontana: #101 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 462 boysMTNorth Dakota: #77 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 291 boysNDMinnesota: #73 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 372 boysMNIllinois: #101 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 600 boysILWisconsin: #111 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 759 boysWIMichigan: #119 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 824 boysMINew York: #259 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 2,052 boysNYMassachusetts: #197 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,178 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedRIOregon: #92 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 492 boysORNevada: #110 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 619 boysNVWyoming: #135 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 692 boysWYSouth Dakota: #62 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 244 boysSDIowa: #71 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 293 boysIAIndiana: #94 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 546 boysINOhio: #129 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 976 boysOHPennsylvania: #161 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,329 boysPANew Jersey: #208 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,724 boysNJConnecticut: #232 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,216 boysCTCalifornia: #144 for boys · 309 births · 1 in 723 boysCAUtah: #72 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 279 boysUTColorado: #94 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 524 boysCONebraska: #68 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 308 boysNEMissouri: #69 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 373 boysMOKentucky: #105 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 637 boysKYWest Virginia: #135 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 965 boysWVVirginia: #104 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 687 boysVAMaryland: #137 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 867 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedDEArizona: #130 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 696 boysAZNew Mexico: #335 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,322 boysNMKansas: #68 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 315 boysKSArkansas: #61 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 273 boysARTennessee: #80 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 424 boysTNNorth Carolina: #116 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 724 boysNCSouth Carolina: #98 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 521 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #170 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 858 boysDCOklahoma: #54 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 220 boysOKLouisiana: #52 for boys · 156 births · 1 in 230 boysLAMississippi: #157 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 827 boysMSAlabama: #87 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 473 boysALGeorgia: #77 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 436 boysGAHawaii: #97 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 427 boysHITexas: #82 for boys · 354 births · 1 in 416 boysTXFlorida: #109 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 633 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#52 · 1 in 230
  2. Oklahoma#54 · 1 in 220
  3. Arkansas#61 · 1 in 273
  4. South Dakota#62 · 1 in 244
  5. Nebraska#68 · 1 in 308

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#521561 in 230
Oklahoma#541071 in 220
Arkansas#61561 in 273
South Dakota#62211 in 244
Kansas#68551 in 315
Nebraska#68381 in 308
Missouri#69991 in 373
Idaho#70231 in 314
Iowa#71661 in 293
Utah#72611 in 279
Minnesota#73851 in 372
Georgia#77991 in 436
North Dakota#77191 in 291
Washington#79821 in 384
Tennessee#80761 in 424
Texas#823541 in 416
Alabama#87541 in 473
Oregon#92371 in 492
Colorado#94481 in 524
Indiana#94691 in 546
Hawaii#97161 in 427
South Carolina#98411 in 521
Illinois#1011371 in 600
Montana#101121 in 462
Virginia#104551 in 687
Kentucky#105391 in 637
Florida#1091181 in 633
Nevada#110101 in 619
Wisconsin#111451 in 759
North Carolina#116561 in 724
Michigan#119791 in 824
Maine#12091 in 802
New Hampshire#12271 in 979
Ohio#129791 in 976
Arizona#130381 in 696
West Virginia#135121 in 965
Wyoming#13551 in 692
Maryland#137321 in 867
California#1443091 in 723
Mississippi#157211 in 827
Pennsylvania#161581 in 1,329
District of Columbia#17091 in 858
Massachusetts#197181 in 2,178
New Jersey#208271 in 1,724
Connecticut#23291 in 2,216
New York#259591 in 2,052
New Mexico#33551 in 2,322
Alaska———
Delaware———
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 1985

girls
#1,809
62 births · 1 in 27,755 girls
boys
#100
2,922 births · 1 in 633 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #1,809Blake62

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #100Blake2,922
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 27,755 of them was named Blake, which outranked 85.5% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blake
  1. #1,784Tamica63
  2. #1,784Taneshia63
  3. #1,784Valene63
  4. #1,809Blake62
  5. #1,809Adela62
  6. #1,809Amara62
  7. #1,809Bambi62
  8. #1,833Amira61
  9. #1,833Brandice61
  10. #1,833Brielle61

Tied with 23 names at #1,809; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

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

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 633 of them was named Blake, which outranked 98.7% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blake
  1. #97Larry2,946
  2. #98Curtis2,943
  3. #99Todd2,941
  4. #100Blake2,922
  5. #101Christian2,915
  6. #102Randy2,881
  7. #103Dennis2,845
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

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

See the top 100 for 1985 →