How Many People Are Named Blake?
people named Blake are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,719 people in the US has this name
Based on 206,623 babies named Blake in Social Security records from 1883 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
6,450 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was derived from Old English blæc "black" or blac "pale". A famous bearer of the surname was the poet and artist William Blake (1757-1827).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Blake, 10% were girls and 90% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Blake rose from 0% in the 1910s to 47.4% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Blake alive today is about 23 years old, and 68% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 32 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Blake first appears in the records in 1883 and was given most often in 2012, to 6,450 babies. In 2025, 2,115 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1883 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Blake never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #71, in 2012, and it was in the top 100 in 28 years between 1985 and 2015. In 2025 it ranked #316.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #316 |
| Best rank | #71 (2012) |
| Years in the top 100 | 28 (1985 to 2015) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #86 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Blake alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Blake were born in California than in any other state: about 18,102 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Blake was given 2.1 times as often in Iowa, 2 times in North Dakota and 1.9 times in Oklahoma.
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