Blake

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A few things about Blake you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Blake

Blake Lively

American actress (born 1987)

Choose Blake and your child shares a first name with Blake Lively, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Blake, like who?” Blake Lively's Wikipedia article is available in 78 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,582 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Blake, 1,080 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Blake would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryBlake first shows up in US birth records in 1883, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 142 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2012, when it ranked #71. Today it's #316, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowBlake was 4.1× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 382 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 1,582.
• 🍂TrendBlake has slipped 107 places over the last five years and now sits at #316. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedBlake is most popular in Vermont, where it ranks #102, followed by Wisconsin (#130) and Michigan (#178). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• ⚖️Boy or girlBlake is given to both boys and girls: 51% of the 2,115 babies named Blake in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Old English, Blake means “dark or pale”.

About the name Blake

Blake is a gender-neutral name of English origin meaning “dark or pale”. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, starting with B and ending in “-ake”. US birth records list Blake for boys from 1883 to 2025, in 132 of those 143 years. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked #71 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #316, with 1,080 babies. Of the 2,115 US babies named Blake in 2025, 49% were girls and 51% were boys.

Origin:English names