Blake

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Blake is a unisex given name, which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin.

From Wikipedia

Blake first appears in the data in 1982 and has been recorded in 40 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 1,191 babies (rank #38 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Blake

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Blake yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

15,057
Total babies (all years)
40
Years in the data
1,191
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
198291#94
1983144#81
1984183#67
1985121#86
198697#92
1987144#82
1988178#73
1989244#59
1990359#44
1991467#36
1992579#28
1993598#28
1994595#23
1995593#25
1996530#28
1997461#32
1998461#30
1999449#35
2000430#36
2001432#32
2002425#31
2003410#34
2004427#32
2005431#33
2006253#36
2007273#32
2008394#39
2009402#35
2010360#41
2011355#41
2012372#41
2013322#50
2014324#54
20151,144#39
20161,191#38
2017225#84
2018203#88
2019209#98
202086#116
202187#112