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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201998peak #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 1998

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #106 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 415 boysAKMaine: #118 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 474 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #127 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 606 boysNHWashington: #67 for boys · 134 births · 1 in 257 boysWAIdaho: #81 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 292 boysIDMontana: #79 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 267 boysMTNorth Dakota: #52 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 160 boysNDMinnesota: #48 for boys · 155 births · 1 in 184 boysMNIllinois: #77 for boys · 227 births · 1 in 354 boysILWisconsin: #73 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 276 boysWIMichigan: #68 for boys · 197 births · 1 in 303 boysMINew York: #246 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 1,624 boysNYMassachusetts: #186 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,359 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedRIOregon: #99 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 384 boysORNevada: #89 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 332 boysNVWyoming: #59 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 161 boysWYSouth Dakota: #63 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 209 boysSDIowa: #47 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 154 boysIAIndiana: #44 for boys · 210 births · 1 in 181 boysINOhio: #70 for boys · 231 births · 1 in 303 boysOHPennsylvania: #119 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 624 boysPANew Jersey: #277 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,115 boysNJConnecticut: #169 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,095 boysCTCalifornia: #136 for boys · 415 births · 1 in 586 boysCAUtah: #101 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 394 boysUTColorado: #73 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 281 boysCONebraska: #50 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 188 boysNEMissouri: #38 for boys · 243 births · 1 in 143 boysMOKentucky: #67 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 272 boysKYWest Virginia: #97 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 424 boysWVVirginia: #94 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 461 boysVAMaryland: #101 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 491 boysMDDelaware: #154 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 776 boysDEArizona: #128 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 505 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Blake, so not publishedNMKansas: #45 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 170 boysKSArkansas: #47 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 188 boysARTennessee: #57 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 265 boysTNNorth Carolina: #92 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 418 boysNCSouth Carolina: #108 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 540 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #240 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 987 boysDCOklahoma: #42 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 171 boysOKLouisiana: #47 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 225 boysLAMississippi: #73 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 349 boysMSAlabama: #78 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 350 boysALGeorgia: #81 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 394 boysGAHawaii: #132 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 517 boysHITexas: #86 for boys · 442 births · 1 in 363 boysTXFlorida: #90 for boys · 192 births · 1 in 451 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Missouri#38 · 1 in 143
  2. Oklahoma#42 · 1 in 171
  3. Indiana#44 · 1 in 181
  4. Kansas#45 · 1 in 170
  5. Iowa#47 · 1 in 154

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Missouri#382431 in 143
Oklahoma#421211 in 171
Indiana#442101 in 181
Kansas#45931 in 170
Arkansas#47771 in 188
Iowa#471061 in 154
Louisiana#471211 in 225
Minnesota#481551 in 184
Nebraska#50531 in 188
North Dakota#52221 in 160
Tennessee#571361 in 265
Wyoming#59121 in 161
South Dakota#63191 in 209
Kentucky#67861 in 272
Washington#671341 in 257
Michigan#681971 in 303
Ohio#702311 in 303
Colorado#73931 in 281
Mississippi#73441 in 349
Wisconsin#731051 in 276
Illinois#772271 in 354
Alabama#78721 in 350
Montana#79151 in 267
Georgia#811311 in 394
Idaho#81261 in 292
Texas#864421 in 363
Nevada#89341 in 332
Florida#901921 in 451
North Carolina#921161 in 418
Virginia#94861 in 461
West Virginia#97211 in 424
Oregon#99521 in 384
Maryland#101581 in 491
Utah#101501 in 394
Alaska#10681 in 415
South Carolina#108381 in 540
Maine#118121 in 474
Pennsylvania#1191071 in 624
New Hampshire#127101 in 606
Arizona#128691 in 505
Hawaii#132101 in 517
California#1364151 in 586
Delaware#15451 in 776
Connecticut#169171 in 1,095
Massachusetts#186271 in 1,359
District of Columbia#24051 in 987
New York#246711 in 1,624
New Jersey#277231 in 2,115
New Mexico———
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 1998

girls
#1,112
173 births · 1 in 10,214 girls
boys
#85
4,607 births · 1 in 415 boys

Top girls' names in 1998

  1. #1Emily26,188
  2. #2Hannah21,376
  3. #3Samantha20,195
  4. #4Sarah19,898
  5. #5Ashley19,875
  6. #6Alexis19,778
  7. #7Taylor18,576
  8. #8Jessica18,239
  9. #9Madison17,787
  10. #10Elizabeth15,193
  11. #1,112Blake173

Top boys' names in 1998

  1. #1Michael36,618
  2. #2Jacob36,031
  3. #3Matthew31,146
  4. #4Joshua28,095
  5. #5Christopher27,007
  6. #6Nicholas26,632
  7. #7Brandon23,832
  8. #8Tyler23,712
  9. #9Andrew23,664
  10. #10Austin23,478
  11. #85Blake4,607
More about 1998

girls

1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 10,214 of them was named Blake, which outranked 93.3% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blake
  1. #1,105Jackie174
  2. #1,105Katheryn174
  3. #1,105Stacie174
  4. #1,112Blake173
  5. #1,112Ashtyn173
  6. #1,112Betsy173
  7. #1,112Lissette173
  8. #1,118Aubrie172
  9. #1,118Brieanna172
  10. #1,118Flor172

Tied with 5 names at #1,112; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,123Calista#2,820 → #697
  2. ↑ 1,165Ireland#1,983 → #818
  3. ↑ 1,158Abril#2,116 → #958
  4. ↑ 755Mya#993 → #238
  5. ↑ 619Ally#1,036 → #417
Fallers
  1. ↓ 586Yulissa#424 → #1,010
  2. ↓ 462Moesha#943 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 397Yulisa#985 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 376Tonya#905 → #1,281
  5. ↓ 347Xena#765 → #1,112

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

boys

1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 415 of them was named Blake, which outranked 99.2% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Blake
  1. #82Tanner4,704
  2. #83Mason4,658
  3. #84Spencer4,619
  4. #85Blake4,607
  5. #86Seth4,587
  6. #87Kenneth4,586
  7. #88Dalton4,565
Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,736Tyrese#2,347 → #611
  2. ↑ 805Zion#1,499 → #694
  3. ↑ 785Mekhi#1,706 → #921
  4. ↑ 743Tyriq#1,519 → #776
  5. ↑ 741Tavian#1,599 → #858
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Coty#918 → #1,347
  2. ↓ 367Anfernee#838 → #1,205
  3. ↓ 326Jessy#962 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 295Mickey#966 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 280Mikal#1,000 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1998 →