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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #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 1990

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #112 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 490 boysAKMaine: #113 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 685 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #137 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,119 boysNHWashington: #76 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 320 boysWAIdaho: #90 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 402 boysIDMontana: #114 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 469 boysMTNorth Dakota: #80 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 269 boysNDMinnesota: #64 for boys · 128 births · 1 in 248 boysMNIllinois: #90 for boys · 184 births · 1 in 485 boysILWisconsin: #110 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 724 boysWIMichigan: #84 for boys · 154 births · 1 in 461 boysMINew York: #278 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 2,042 boysNYMassachusetts: #192 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,761 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedRIOregon: #85 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 374 boysORNevada: #72 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 287 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #70 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 254 boysSDIowa: #53 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 183 boysIAIndiana: #66 for boys · 148 births · 1 in 274 boysINOhio: #102 for boys · 134 births · 1 in 596 boysOHPennsylvania: #144 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 1,097 boysPANew Jersey: #220 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,712 boysNJConnecticut: #204 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,736 boysCTCalifornia: #139 for boys · 434 births · 1 in 669 boysCAUtah: #80 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 292 boysUTColorado: #83 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 359 boysCONebraska: #60 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 227 boysNEMissouri: #63 for boys · 154 births · 1 in 247 boysMOKentucky: #76 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 365 boysKYWest Virginia: #141 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 876 boysWVVirginia: #92 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 522 boysVAMaryland: #138 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 897 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedDEArizona: #149 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 751 boysAZNew Mexico: #268 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,428 boysNMKansas: #61 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 226 boysKSArkansas: #43 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 170 boysARTennessee: #64 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 297 boysTNNorth Carolina: #94 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 522 boysNCSouth Carolina: #84 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 467 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #39 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 150 boysOKLouisiana: #41 for boys · 173 births · 1 in 181 boysLAMississippi: #87 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 408 boysMSAlabama: #68 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 335 boysALGeorgia: #65 for boys · 156 births · 1 in 322 boysGAHawaii: #99 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 451 boysHITexas: #73 for boys · 456 births · 1 in 336 boysTXFlorida: #88 for boys · 193 births · 1 in 475 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oklahoma#39 · 1 in 150
  2. Louisiana#41 · 1 in 181
  3. Arkansas#43 · 1 in 170
  4. Iowa#53 · 1 in 183
  5. Nebraska#60 · 1 in 227

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#391371 in 150
Louisiana#411731 in 181
Arkansas#43911 in 170
Iowa#531011 in 183
Nebraska#60481 in 227
Kansas#61751 in 226
Missouri#631541 in 247
Minnesota#641281 in 248
Tennessee#641201 in 297
Georgia#651561 in 322
Indiana#661481 in 274
Alabama#68811 in 335
South Dakota#70181 in 254
Nevada#72301 in 287
Texas#734561 in 336
Kentucky#76681 in 365
Washington#761121 in 320
North Dakota#80161 in 269
Utah#80571 in 292
Colorado#83681 in 359
Michigan#841541 in 461
South Carolina#84521 in 467
Oregon#85541 in 374
Mississippi#87421 in 408
Florida#881931 in 475
Idaho#90171 in 402
Illinois#901841 in 485
Virginia#92831 in 522
North Carolina#94911 in 522
Hawaii#99161 in 451
Ohio#1021341 in 596
Wisconsin#110461 in 724
Alaska#11291 in 490
Maine#113111 in 685
Montana#114101 in 469
New Hampshire#13771 in 1,119
Maryland#138371 in 897
California#1394341 in 669
West Virginia#141121 in 876
Pennsylvania#144751 in 1,097
Arizona#149411 in 751
Massachusetts#192251 in 1,761
Connecticut#204131 in 1,736
New Jersey#220321 in 1,712
New Mexico#26881 in 1,428
New York#278681 in 2,042
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
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 1990

girls
#935
203 births · 1 in 9,352 girls
boys
#91
4,103 births · 1 in 501 boys

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #935Blake203

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #91Blake4,103
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 9,352 of them was named Blake, which outranked 93.9% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blake
  1. #930Kalie204
  2. #930Krystin204
  3. #930Tracie204
  4. #935Blake203
  5. #935Imani203
  6. #935Mari203
  7. #935Marian203
  8. #939Aja202
  9. #939Alannah202
  10. #939Bree202

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

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

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 501 of them was named Blake, which outranked 99.0% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blake
  1. #88Caleb4,154
  2. #89Casey4,134
  3. #90Jesus4,131
  4. #91Blake4,103
  5. #92Raymond4,062
  6. #93Mitchell4,021
  7. #94Adrian4,000
Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,636Tevin#4,017 → #381
  2. ↑ 3,283Keenen#4,271 → #988
  3. ↑ 1,325Male#2,027 → #702
  4. ↑ 1,032Denzel#1,476 → #444
  5. ↑ 598Kevon#1,476 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,130Kiara#956 → #2,086
  2. ↓ 916Rachel#993 → #1,909
  3. ↓ 855Nicole#985 → #1,840
  4. ↓ 746Tiffany#956 → #1,702
  5. ↓ 681Sarah#819 → #1,500

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

See the top 100 for 1990 →