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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #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 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #150 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 726 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #141 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,141 boysNHWashington: #72 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 327 boysWAIdaho: #77 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 304 boysIDMontana: #167 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 922 boysMTNorth Dakota: #71 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 232 boysNDMinnesota: #59 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 245 boysMNIllinois: #85 for boys · 176 births · 1 in 493 boysILWisconsin: #102 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 613 boysWIMichigan: #95 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 547 boysMINew York: #280 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 2,044 boysNYMassachusetts: #198 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,903 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedRIOregon: #105 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 512 boysORNevada: #94 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 444 boysNVWyoming: #90 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 347 boysWYSouth Dakota: #70 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 234 boysSDIowa: #65 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 268 boysIAIndiana: #73 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 342 boysINOhio: #99 for boys · 132 births · 1 in 592 boysOHPennsylvania: #151 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 1,163 boysPANew Jersey: #238 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,899 boysNJConnecticut: #204 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,704 boysCTCalifornia: #148 for boys · 373 births · 1 in 720 boysCAUtah: #81 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 296 boysUTColorado: #100 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 515 boysCONebraska: #82 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 333 boysNEMissouri: #66 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 320 boysMOKentucky: #84 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 429 boysKYWest Virginia: #109 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 604 boysWVVirginia: #105 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 664 boysVAMaryland: #182 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,283 boysMDDelaware: #139 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 939 boysDEArizona: #157 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 777 boysAZNew Mexico: #190 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 894 boysNMKansas: #54 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 194 boysKSArkansas: #47 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 185 boysARTennessee: #80 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 412 boysTNNorth Carolina: #98 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 571 boysNCSouth Carolina: #118 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 605 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #48 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 176 boysOKLouisiana: #46 for boys · 165 births · 1 in 193 boysLAMississippi: #120 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 572 boysMSAlabama: #64 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 318 boysALGeorgia: #74 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 380 boysGAHawaii: #150 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 690 boysHITexas: #91 for boys · 371 births · 1 in 399 boysTXFlorida: #118 for boys · 128 births · 1 in 698 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#46 · 1 in 193
  2. Arkansas#47 · 1 in 185
  3. Oklahoma#48 · 1 in 176
  4. Kansas#54 · 1 in 194
  5. Minnesota#59 · 1 in 245

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#461651 in 193
Arkansas#47831 in 185
Oklahoma#481171 in 176
Kansas#54881 in 194
Minnesota#591291 in 245
Alabama#64851 in 318
Iowa#65681 in 268
Missouri#661181 in 320
South Dakota#70201 in 234
North Dakota#71201 in 232
Washington#721041 in 327
Indiana#731161 in 342
Georgia#741301 in 380
Idaho#77221 in 304
Tennessee#80841 in 412
Utah#81561 in 296
Nebraska#82331 in 333
Kentucky#84571 in 429
Illinois#851761 in 493
Wyoming#9071 in 347
Texas#913711 in 399
Nevada#94181 in 444
Michigan#951271 in 547
North Carolina#98811 in 571
Ohio#991321 in 592
Colorado#100471 in 515
Wisconsin#102541 in 613
Oregon#105381 in 512
Virginia#105631 in 664
West Virginia#109171 in 604
Florida#1181281 in 698
South Carolina#118391 in 605
Mississippi#120301 in 572
Delaware#13951 in 939
New Hampshire#14171 in 1,141
California#1483731 in 720
Alaska#15061 in 726
Hawaii#150101 in 690
Pennsylvania#151701 in 1,163
Arizona#157391 in 777
Montana#16751 in 922
Maryland#182251 in 1,283
New Mexico#190131 in 894
Massachusetts#198231 in 1,903
Connecticut#204131 in 1,704
New Jersey#238291 in 1,899
New York#280661 in 2,044
District of Columbia———
Maine———
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 1989

girls
#1,118
148 births · 1 in 12,456 girls
boys
#97
3,521 births · 1 in 568 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #1,118Blake148

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #97Blake3,521
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 12,456 of them was named Blake, which outranked 92.3% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blake
  1. #1,111Jeanna149
  2. #1,111Kenisha149
  3. #1,111Lina149
  4. #1,118Blake148
  5. #1,118China148
  6. #1,118David148
  7. #1,118Eliana148
  8. #1,123Alix147
  9. #1,123Andrew147
  10. #1,123Austin147

Tied with 4 names at #1,118; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 568 of them was named Blake, which outranked 98.9% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blake
  1. #94Seth3,633
  2. #95Erik3,630
  3. #96Devin3,596
  4. #97Blake3,521
  5. #98Wesley3,457
  6. #99Derrick3,442
  7. #100Adrian3,418
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989 →