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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #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 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #94 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 399 boysAKMaine: #118 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 669 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #160 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,431 boysNHWashington: #73 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 339 boysWAIdaho: #86 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 346 boysIDMontana: #61 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 192 boysMTNorth Dakota: #74 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 249 boysNDMinnesota: #57 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 216 boysMNIllinois: #72 for boys · 225 births · 1 in 389 boysILWisconsin: #96 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 528 boysWIMichigan: #88 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 455 boysMINew York: #325 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 2,636 boysNYMassachusetts: #193 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,730 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedRIOregon: #70 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 294 boysORNevada: #76 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 328 boysNVWyoming: #86 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 295 boysWYSouth Dakota: #79 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 303 boysSDIowa: #51 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 189 boysIAIndiana: #62 for boys · 173 births · 1 in 231 boysINOhio: #99 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 569 boysOHPennsylvania: #139 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 1,042 boysPANew Jersey: #229 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,781 boysNJConnecticut: #143 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,078 boysCTCalifornia: #130 for boys · 460 births · 1 in 626 boysCAUtah: #78 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 295 boysUTColorado: #96 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 426 boysCONebraska: #55 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 176 boysNEMissouri: #66 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 259 boysMOKentucky: #84 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 413 boysKYWest Virginia: #129 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 794 boysWVVirginia: #100 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 554 boysVAMaryland: #105 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 667 boysMDDelaware: #93 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 468 boysDEArizona: #126 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 574 boysAZNew Mexico: #339 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,298 boysNMKansas: #64 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 217 boysKSArkansas: #34 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 148 boysARTennessee: #65 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 297 boysTNNorth Carolina: #120 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 698 boysNCSouth Carolina: #81 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 408 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #35 for boys · 148 births · 1 in 140 boysOKLouisiana: #33 for boys · 205 births · 1 in 151 boysLAMississippi: #101 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 453 boysMSAlabama: #67 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 326 boysALGeorgia: #69 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 371 boysGAHawaii: #86 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 366 boysHITexas: #70 for boys · 491 births · 1 in 312 boysTXFlorida: #83 for boys · 192 births · 1 in 464 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#33 · 1 in 151
  2. Arkansas#34 · 1 in 148
  3. Oklahoma#35 · 1 in 140
  4. Iowa#51 · 1 in 189
  5. Nebraska#55 · 1 in 176

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#332051 in 151
Arkansas#341011 in 148
Oklahoma#351481 in 140
Iowa#51951 in 189
Nebraska#55601 in 176
Minnesota#571431 in 216
Montana#61231 in 192
Indiana#621731 in 231
Kansas#64741 in 217
Tennessee#651191 in 297
Missouri#661441 in 259
Alabama#67811 in 326
Georgia#691311 in 371
Oregon#70671 in 294
Texas#704911 in 312
Illinois#722251 in 389
Washington#731061 in 339
North Dakota#74171 in 249
Nevada#76281 in 328
Utah#78561 in 295
South Dakota#79151 in 303
South Carolina#81571 in 408
Florida#831921 in 464
Kentucky#84601 in 413
Hawaii#86191 in 366
Idaho#86201 in 346
Wyoming#8681 in 295
Michigan#881511 in 455
Delaware#93101 in 468
Alaska#94111 in 399
Colorado#96571 in 426
Wisconsin#96621 in 528
Ohio#991401 in 569
Virginia#100761 in 554
Mississippi#101371 in 453
Maryland#105491 in 667
Maine#118111 in 669
North Carolina#120661 in 698
Arizona#126531 in 574
West Virginia#129131 in 794
California#1304601 in 626
Pennsylvania#139771 in 1,042
Connecticut#143201 in 1,078
New Hampshire#16051 in 1,431
Massachusetts#193241 in 1,730
New Jersey#229301 in 1,781
New York#325511 in 2,636
New Mexico#33951 in 2,298
District of Columbia———
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 1991

girls
#957
198 births · 1 in 9,470 girls
boys
#86
4,275 births · 1 in 473 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #957Blake198

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #86Blake4,275
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 9,470 of them was named Blake, which outranked 93.8% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blake
  1. #952Leila199
  2. #952Lissette199
  3. #952Lynsey199
  4. #957Blake198
  5. #957Kelcie198
  6. #957Salina198
  7. #960Asha197
  8. #960Emilia197
  9. #962Emerald196

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

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

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

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 473 of them was named Blake, which outranked 99.1% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blake
  1. #83Devin4,388
  2. #84Nathaniel4,367
  3. #85Victor4,335
  4. #86Blake4,275
  5. #87George4,179
  6. #88Brett4,153
  7. #89Keith4,124
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991 →