Blake

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Primarily a boy's name · Unisex โ€” 18% girls / 82% 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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 615 babies (rank #53 that year). In 2024 it was given to 224 boys (rank #143). 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.

14,226
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
615
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
1991242#151
1992265#135
1993308#123
1994234#131
1995283#124
1996272#128
1997266#128
1998251#134
1999241#139
2000280#115
2001315#103
2002356#89
2003342#92
2004284#111
2005264#121
2006270#122
2007388#94
2008383#98
2009394#100
2010387#105
2011500#68
2012615#53
2013565#56
2014601#58
2015536#64
2016450#79
2017381#96
2018356#103
2019354#98
2020303#115
2021296#119
2022276#118
2023200#161
2024224#143