Blakely
#191 for girls in 2025, 1,638 births · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to girls 94.4% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2023 · 1,860 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 20,802since 1969
Blakely over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | #191 | 1,638 | #8,910 | 8 |
| 2024 | #158 | 1,892 | #6,469 | 13 |
| 2023 | #156 | 1,860 | #6,517 | 13 |
| 2022 | #167 | 1,737 | #6,147 | 14 |
| 2021 | #156 | 1,837 | #5,776 | 15 |
| 2020 | #167 | 1,713 | #4,540 | 21 |
| 2019 | #183 | 1,609 | #5,340 | 17 |
| 2018 | #250 | 1,308 | #7,617 | 10 |
| 2017 | #259 | 1,230 | #5,111 | 18 |
| 2016 | #270 | 1,178 | #4,776 | 20 |
| 2015 | #357 | 921 | #4,545 | 21 |
| 2014 | #412 | 777 | #4,138 | 24 |
| 2013 | #450 | 683 | #3,864 | 26 |
| 2012 | #546 | 544 | #3,530 | 30 |
| 2011 | #929 | 278 | #3,510 | 30 |
| 2010 | #1,075 | 231 | #4,517 | 21 |
| 2009 | #1,353 | 176 | #6,095 | 14 |
| 2008 | #2,092 | 97 | #4,714 | 20 |
| 2007 | #2,568 | 72 | #4,011 | 25 |
| 2006 | #2,701 | 66 | #5,072 | 17 |
| 2005 | #2,756 | 60 | #5,578 | 14 |
| 2004 | #2,808 | 57 | #5,007 | 16 |
| 2003 | #2,885 | 53 | #4,114 | 20 |
| 2002 | #2,976 | 49 | #4,322 | 18 |
| 2001 | #2,635 | 57 | #3,143 | 28 |
| 2000 | #2,593 | 57 | #3,219 | 26 |
| 1999 | #3,313 | 38 | #2,608 | 33 |
| 1998 | #3,648 | 32 | #3,390 | 22 |
| 1997 | #2,874 | 42 | #2,750 | 28 |
| 1996 | #3,028 | 39 | #3,021 | 24 |
| 1995 | #3,285 | 34 | #2,762 | 26 |
| 1994 | #3,168 | 36 | #3,215 | 21 |
| 1993 | #2,768 | 43 | #2,697 | 26 |
| 1992 | #3,144 | 36 | #2,467 | 29 |
| 1991 | #3,633 | 29 | #2,989 | 21 |
| 1990 | #4,380 | 22 | #1,587 | 52 |
| 1989 | #2,769 | 40 | #2,902 | 21 |
| 1988 | #2,867 | 36 | #2,599 | 22 |
| 1987 | #3,983 | 21 | #1,974 | 31 |
| 1986 | #4,724 | 16 | #2,891 | 17 |
| 1985 | #4,126 | 19 | #2,226 | 24 |
| 1984 | #4,478 | 16 | #2,232 | 23 |
| 1983 | #5,457 | 12 | #1,955 | 27 |
| 1982 | #4,527 | 16 | #1,734 | 33 |
| 1981 | #5,254 | 13 | #2,038 | 26 |
| 1980 | #4,327 | 17 | #2,617 | 18 |
| 1979 | #5,427 | 12 | #3,569 | 11 |
| 1978 | #4,242 | 16 | #3,400 | 11 |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #2,791 | 15 |
| 1976 | #5,601 | 10 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | #3,428 | 10 |
| 1974 | — | #3,318 | 10 | |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | — | #3,344 | 9 | |
| 1971 | — | #4,375 | 6 | |
| 1970 | — | #3,836 | 7 | |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #2,861 | 10 |
| 1968 | — | #4,136 | 5 | |
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | — | #2,986 | 8 | |
| 1965 | — | #3,930 | 5 | |
| 1964 | — | #3,282 | 7 | |
| 1963 | — | #3,318 | 7 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,041 | 8 | |
| 1961 | — | #3,356 | 7 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,871 | 9 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,988 | 5 | |
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| 1957 | — | #3,552 | 6 | |
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| 1955 | — | #3,505 | 6 | |
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| 1949 | — | #3,298 | 6 | |
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| 1939 | — | #3,480 | 5 | |
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| 1923 | — | #3,822 | 6 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,872 | 6 | |
| 1921 | — | #4,322 | 5 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,815 | 6 | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Blakely! It came in at #7,471, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1969–1974, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Blakely is popular in 2023
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Wyoming#28 · 1 in 109
- Alabama#31 · 1 in 241
- Oklahoma#38 · 1 in 258
- Idaho#42 · 1 in 209
- Arkansas#47 · 1 in 260
Best ever in a state: #25 in Arkansas, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #28 | 8 | 1 in 109 |
| Alabama | #31 | 77 | 1 in 241 |
| Oklahoma | #38 | 56 | 1 in 258 |
| Idaho | #42 | 31 | 1 in 209 |
| Arkansas | #47 | 40 | 1 in 260 |
| Iowa | #51 | 44 | 1 in 267 |
| Nebraska | #59 | 24 | 1 in 290 |
| Utah | #60 | 59 | 1 in 274 |
| North Dakota | #66 | 11 | 1 in 225 |
| South Dakota | #69 | 12 | 1 in 232 |
| Tennessee | #69 | 87 | 1 in 363 |
| Missouri | #70 | 65 | 1 in 361 |
| Mississippi | #74 | 27 | 1 in 350 |
| Indiana | #78 | 71 | 1 in 392 |
| Vermont | #81 | 5 | 1 in 176 |
| Kentucky | #83 | 46 | 1 in 368 |
| West Virginia | #83 | 17 | 1 in 300 |
| Louisiana | #87 | 43 | 1 in 408 |
| Kansas | #89 | 32 | 1 in 353 |
| Georgia | #91 | 90 | 1 in 504 |
| Montana | #108 | 9 | 1 in 294 |
| South Carolina | #113 | 38 | 1 in 471 |
| Washington | #113 | 53 | 1 in 533 |
| Oregon | #115 | 27 | 1 in 457 |
| Minnesota | #117 | 42 | 1 in 499 |
| Delaware | #124 | 6 | 1 in 366 |
| Ohio | #135 | 77 | 1 in 610 |
| New Hampshire | #139 | 9 | 1 in 414 |
| Michigan | #151 | 53 | 1 in 666 |
| Wisconsin | #153 | 34 | 1 in 601 |
| Colorado | #157 | 32 | 1 in 676 |
| North Carolina | #170 | 59 | 1 in 753 |
| Florida | #173 | 101 | 1 in 842 |
| Texas | #185 | 177 | 1 in 916 |
| Virginia | #200 | 38 | 1 in 874 |
| Arizona | #205 | 33 | 1 in 851 |
| Illinois | #266 | 40 | 1 in 1,114 |
| Maryland | #289 | 19 | 1 in 1,100 |
| Pennsylvania | #326 | 34 | 1 in 1,372 |
| Nevada | #436 | 6 | 1 in 1,483 |
| California | #485 | 71 | 1 in 2,323 |
| Massachusetts | #502 | 10 | 1 in 2,335 |
| Connecticut | #526 | 5 | 1 in 2,282 |
| New York | #640 | 26 | 1 in 2,990 |
| New Jersey | #1,038 | 6 | 1 in 5,927 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Blakely
- 33 spots since 2024 (#158 → #191)
- 24 spots since 2020 (#167 → #191)
- 166 spots since 2015 (#357 → #191)
- Biggest jump: 383 spots in 2012 (#929 → #546)
- Biggest drop: 33 spots in 2025 (#158 → #191)
- Debuted 1969
- Peaked 2023 at #156 (1,860 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 15 yrs · run 2011–2025
- Highest: 1 in 856 girls born in 2024 were named Blakely (0.12%)
- Latest: 1 in 981 girls born in 2025 (0.10%)
- Its best rank, #156 in 2023, was only 1 in 863 (0.12%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 51.3% of all girls named Blakely (10,677) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1990, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | #7,471 (1969) | #7,471 |
| 1970s | 60 | #4,242 (1978) | #6,129 |
| 1980s | 206 | #2,769 (1989) | #4,251 |
| 1990s | 351 | #2,768 (1993) | #3,324 |
| 2000s | 744 | #1,353 (2009) | #2,537 |
| 2010s | 8,759 | #183 (2019) | #473 |
| 2020s | 10,677 | #156 (2023) | #166 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Blakely in 2023
Top girls' names in 2023
Top boys' names in 2023
More about 2023
girls
1,604,582 girls got a published name in 2023; 1 in 863 of them was named Blakely, which outranked 99.1% of the 17,615 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,710,576 boys got a published name in 2023; 1 in 131,583 of them was named Blakely, which outranked 54.2% of the 14,215 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #6,220Zohaan14
- #6,220Zylas14
- #6,220Zylin14
- #6,517Blakely13
- #6,517Aaiden13
- #6,517Aanav13
- #6,517Aaran13
- #6,897Aadhvik12
- #6,897Aarnik12
- #6,897Aarvik12
Tied with 379 names at #6,517; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.