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 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 186,558since 1883
Blake over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #295 | 1,035 | #316 | 1,080 |
| 2024 | #210 | 1,461 | #265 | 1,321 |
| 2023 | #221 | 1,351 | #254 | 1,374 |
| 2022 | #200 | 1,448 | #228 | 1,581 |
| 2021 | #199 | 1,504 | #205 | 1,850 |
| 2020 | #222 | 1,319 | #209 | 1,815 |
| 2019 | #224 | 1,388 | #183 | 2,141 |
| 2018 | #280 | 1,185 | #158 | 2,466 |
| 2017 | #269 | 1,185 | #149 | 2,626 |
| 2016 | #298 | 1,098 | #127 | 3,290 |
| 2015 | #424 | 752 | #96 | 4,234 |
| 2014 | #591 | 501 | #84 | 4,948 |
| 2013 | #551 | 536 | #75 | 5,649 |
| 2012 | #700 | 403 | #71 | 6,047 |
| 2011 | #817 | 325 | #73 | 5,617 |
| 2010 | #1,035 | 241 | #87 | 4,703 |
| 2009 | #1,106 | 230 | #89 | 4,952 |
| 2008 | #1,453 | 162 | #90 | 5,099 |
| 2007 | #2,198 | 90 | #88 | 5,277 |
| 2006 | #2,127 | 91 | #97 | 4,537 |
| 2005 | #2,140 | 86 | #99 | 4,418 |
| 2004 | #1,698 | 114 | #95 | 4,694 |
| 2003 | #1,743 | 108 | #79 | 5,275 |
| 2002 | #1,468 | 130 | #76 | 5,358 |
| 2001 | #1,331 | 144 | #77 | 5,356 |
| 2000 | #1,113 | 183 | #80 | 5,143 |
| 1999 | #1,138 | 172 | #84 | 4,812 |
| 1998 | #1,112 | 173 | #85 | 4,607 |
| 1997 | #953 | 207 | #80 | 4,728 |
| 1996 | #990 | 190 | #84 | 4,747 |
| 1995 | #926 | 203 | #77 | 4,821 |
| 1994 | #965 | 192 | #81 | 4,879 |
| 1993 | #961 | 196 | #83 | 4,504 |
| 1992 | #997 | 190 | #84 | 4,397 |
| 1991 | #957 | 198 | #86 | 4,275 |
| 1990 | #935 | 203 | #91 | 4,103 |
| 1989 | #1,118 | 148 | #97 | 3,521 |
| 1988 | #1,491 | 91 | #103 | 3,100 |
| 1987 | #1,329 | 103 | #106 | 2,785 |
| 1986 | #1,439 | 89 | #101 | 2,790 |
| 1985 | #1,809 | 62 | #100 | 2,922 |
| 1984 | #2,081 | 48 | #103 | 2,759 |
| 1983 | #2,135 | 46 | #109 | 2,497 |
| 1982 | #1,873 | 57 | #120 | 2,351 |
| 1981 | #1,754 | 64 | #159 | 1,702 |
| 1980 | #2,440 | 39 | #237 | 971 |
| 1979 | #2,273 | 42 | #276 | 744 |
| 1978 | #2,516 | 34 | #288 | 668 |
| 1977 | #3,083 | 25 | #300 | 644 |
| 1976 | #4,614 | 13 | #319 | 554 |
| 1975 | #2,969 | 24 | #333 | 523 |
| 1974 | #3,110 | 22 | #374 | 419 |
| 1973 | #3,971 | 15 | #369 | 427 |
| 1972 | #2,976 | 22 | #364 | 462 |
| 1971 | #4,311 | 13 | #368 | 476 |
| 1970 | #3,577 | 17 | #353 | 526 |
| 1969 | #3,774 | 14 | #347 | 520 |
| 1968 | #2,874 | 20 | #386 | 404 |
| 1967 | #4,625 | 9 | #364 | 422 |
| 1966 | #4,493 | 9 | #377 | 400 |
| 1965 | #4,202 | 10 | #364 | 445 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #359 | 472 |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #330 | 569 |
| 1962 | #4,533 | 9 | #335 | 546 |
| 1961 | — | #350 | 512 | |
| 1960 | — | #380 | 431 | |
| 1959 | — | #391 | 411 | |
| 1958 | — | #407 | 366 | |
| 1957 | — | #455 | 288 | |
| 1956 | — | #451 | 282 | |
| 1955 | — | #445 | 279 | |
| 1954 | — | #432 | 279 | |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #488 | 207 |
| 1952 | — | #480 | 212 | |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #585 | 139 |
| 1950 | — | #595 | 131 | |
| 1949 | — | #729 | 89 | |
| 1948 | — | #783 | 76 | |
| 1947 | — | #742 | 86 | |
| 1946 | — | #785 | 71 | |
| 1945 | — | #884 | 51 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,004 | 42 | |
| 1943 | — | #875 | 58 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,007 | 44 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,152 | 33 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,156 | 33 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,194 | 30 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,247 | 28 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,265 | 28 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,205 | 30 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,123 | 34 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,092 | 36 | |
| 1933 | — | #995 | 41 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,175 | 33 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,239 | 31 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,330 | 29 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,296 | 30 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,165 | 37 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,112 | 41 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,192 | 36 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,164 | 37 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,117 | 41 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,101 | 42 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,140 | 39 | |
| 1921 | — | #890 | 61 | |
| 1920 | — | #975 | 50 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,009 | 45 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,094 | 39 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,078 | 38 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,240 | 29 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,037 | 38 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,342 | 20 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,311 | 16 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,353 | 13 | |
| 1911 | — | #982 | 12 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,045 | 10 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,083 | 8 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,217 | 6 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | #852 | 9 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | #910 | 7 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #942 | 6 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1893 | — | #907 | 6 | |
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #1,031 | 5 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #647 | 9 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Montana#36 · 1 in 138
- Michigan#41 · 1 in 166
- North Dakota#42 · 1 in 145
- Iowa#45 · 1 in 176
- Minnesota#46 · 1 in 178
Best ever in a state: #14 in Montana, 2011.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #36 | 29 | 1 in 138 |
| Michigan | #41 | 297 | 1 in 166 |
| North Dakota | #42 | 23 | 1 in 145 |
| Iowa | #45 | 90 | 1 in 176 |
| Minnesota | #46 | 164 | 1 in 178 |
| Wisconsin | #46 | 160 | 1 in 179 |
| Nebraska | #47 | 57 | 1 in 182 |
| Idaho | #57 | 41 | 1 in 214 |
| Kansas | #57 | 79 | 1 in 212 |
| Missouri | #57 | 157 | 1 in 213 |
| Ohio | #59 | 303 | 1 in 207 |
| West Virginia | #60 | 45 | 1 in 191 |
| Washington | #61 | 147 | 1 in 251 |
| Indiana | #63 | 152 | 1 in 246 |
| Oklahoma | #64 | 82 | 1 in 262 |
| Vermont | #64 | 11 | 1 in 174 |
| Maine | #67 | 24 | 1 in 210 |
| Maryland | #71 | 94 | 1 in 306 |
| Pennsylvania | #76 | 210 | 1 in 296 |
| Wyoming | #76 | 10 | 1 in 207 |
| Alaska | #77 | 15 | 1 in 232 |
| Colorado | #79 | 102 | 1 in 282 |
| New Hampshire | #79 | 20 | 1 in 255 |
| Oregon | #79 | 68 | 1 in 284 |
| South Dakota | #81 | 17 | 1 in 242 |
| North Carolina | #82 | 158 | 1 in 341 |
| Rhode Island | #82 | 15 | 1 in 282 |
| Florida | #84 | 266 | 1 in 358 |
| Kentucky | #85 | 77 | 1 in 304 |
| Arkansas | #92 | 43 | 1 in 349 |
| Tennessee | #93 | 98 | 1 in 371 |
| Utah | #94 | 69 | 1 in 333 |
| Louisiana | #96 | 68 | 1 in 368 |
| Virginia | #96 | 102 | 1 in 413 |
| Arizona | #98 | 104 | 1 in 384 |
| Delaware | #98 | 11 | 1 in 343 |
| Illinois | #99 | 178 | 1 in 408 |
| Georgia | #102 | 134 | 1 in 440 |
| South Carolina | #105 | 51 | 1 in 426 |
| Connecticut | #107 | 33 | 1 in 463 |
| New York | #108 | 196 | 1 in 550 |
| Alabama | #118 | 50 | 1 in 483 |
| Mississippi | #124 | 29 | 1 in 514 |
| New Jersey | #136 | 64 | 1 in 697 |
| District of Columbia | #139 | 9 | 1 in 472 |
| California | #141 | 395 | 1 in 613 |
| Nevada | #142 | 27 | 1 in 532 |
| Texas | #142 | 323 | 1 in 577 |
| Massachusetts | #163 | 37 | 1 in 839 |
| Hawaii | #180 | 7 | 1 in 658 |
| New Mexico | #230 | 11 | 1 in 963 |
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.
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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
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 19 | #647 (1886) | #857 |
| 1890s | 37 | #792 (1892) | #929 |
| 1900s | 45 | #852 (1906) | #1,091 |
| 1910s | 260 | #982 (1911) | #1,149 |
| 1920s | 414 | #890 (1921) | #1,115 |
| 1930s | 320 | #995 (1933) | #1,187 |
| 1940s | 583 | #729 (1949) | #912 |
| 1950s | 2,594 | #391 (1959) | #473 |
| 1960s | 4,721 | #330 (1963) | #359 |
| 1970s | 5,443 | #276 (1979) | #334 |
| 1980s | 25,398 | #97 (1989) | #124 |
| 1990s | 45,873 | #77 (1995) | #84 |
| 2000s | 50,109 | #76 (2002) | #87 |
| 2010s | 41,721 | #71 (2012) | #110 |
| 2020s | 9,021 | #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 2009
girls
#1,106
230 births · 1 in 7,987 girls
boys
#89
4,952 births · 1 in 401 boys
Top girls' names in 2009
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 7,987 of them was named Blake, which outranked 94.5% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 401 of them was named Blake, which outranked 99.4% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Blake
Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.