How popular is the name Blake?

Blake ranks 200th among boys' names in US records, with 204,479 births since 1883. Over the past decade it accounts for 22,677.

Is Blake a unisex name?

No. Blake is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2012, when 6,047 children were given the name. It has been in use for 142 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#200 of boy names

Pronounced B L EY1 K (ARPABET)

Blake is a boys' name, and first appears in 1883. It has been given to 204,479 children — the 200th most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 56% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2012, when 6,047 children were given it.

2012Boys: 6,047Girls: 403

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Blake?: Blake ranks 200th among boys' names in US records, with 204,479 births since 1883. Over the past decade it accounts for 22,677.
Is Blake a unisex name?: No. Blake is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Blake most popular?: 2012, when 6,047 children were given the name. It has been in use for 142 years and is still recorded as of 2024.