Blake - A unique male name
Blake appeared on the charts for the first time in 1915 on position #1537. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Blake and more.
With that position 1 in 273 baby boys were given this name - making this a unique male name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Blake peaked in popularity 9 years ago in 2012 on position 71.
Famous with this name

Blake Lively

W. Blake Herron

Blake Sheldon
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Blake is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Blake is currently topping the baby name charts in Michigan at position #20 - and is the least popular in New Mexico at position #131.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Blake is where you live.
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Blake origin and meaning
Blake is a 5 letter name with 1 syllables. We couldn't find any information about what this name means. To see famous people named Blake, pop culture references for the name Blake and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Blake
We've found the following names that sound similar to Blake, sorted by popularity.
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Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 71 |
2011 | 73 |
2010 | 87 |
2009 | 89 |
2008 | 90 |
2007 | 88 |
2006 | 97 |
2005 | 99 |
2004 | 95 |
2003 | 79 |
2002 | 76 |
2001 | 77 |
2000 | 80 |
1999 | 84 |
1998 | 85 |
1997 | 80 |
1996 | 84 |
1995 | 77 |
1994 | 81 |
1993 | 83 |
1992 | 84 |
1991 | 86 |
1990 | 91 |
1989 | 97 |
1988 | 103 |
1987 | 105 |
1986 | 101 |
1985 | 100 |
1984 | 103 |
1983 | 109 |
1982 | 120 |
1981 | 159 |
1980 | 237 |
1979 | 272 |
1978 | 281 |
1977 | 293 |
1976 | 311 |
1975 | 331 |
1974 | 371 |
1973 | 371 |
1972 | 363 |
1971 | 375 |
1970 | 348 |
1969 | 340 |
1968 | 388 |
1967 | 364 |
1966 | 381 |
1965 | 367 |
1964 | 363 |
1963 | 332 |
1962 | 335 |
1961 | 352 |
1960 | 378 |
1959 | 393 |
1958 | 421 |
1957 | 466 |
1956 | 458 |
1955 | 460 |
1954 | 437 |
1953 | 527 |
1952 | 504 |
1951 | 641 |
1950 | 666 |
1949 | 844 |
1948 | 916 |
1947 | 942 |
1946 | 867 |
1945 | 1129 |
1944 | 1442 |
1943 | 1000 |
1942 | 1526 |
1941 | 1452 |
1938 | 1456 |
1937 | 1490 |
1936 | 1484 |
1935 | 1526 |
1932 | 1434 |
1927 | 1726 |
1925 | 1258 |
1924 | 1359 |
1922 | 1763 |
1921 | 1339 |
1920 | 1011 |
1918 | 1637 |
1915 | 1537 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
Michigan | 20 |
South Dakota | 21 |
Montana | 26 |
Iowa | 27 |
Minnesota | 30 |
Maine | 36 |
Ohio | 38 |
Vermont | 42 |
Missouri | 43 |
Rhode Island | 44 |
North Dakota | 44 |
Pennsylvania | 46 |
Wisconsin | 47 |
Oregon | 48 |
Idaho | 48 |
Indiana | 49 |
Maryland | 49 |
Washington | 53 |
West Virginia | 53 |
New Hampshire | 54 |
Oklahoma | 54 |
Nebraska | 54 |
Kansas | 61 |
Colorado | 64 |
Illinois | 66 |
Utah | 69 |
Virginia | 69 |
Florida | 70 |
Kentucky | 74 |
Alaska | 75 |
New York | 75 |
North Carolina | 76 |
Connecticut | 80 |
Tennessee | 80 |
Arizona | 81 |
Delaware | 84 |
Hawaii | 84 |
Nevada | 85 |
Massachusetts | 85 |
Wyoming | 87 |
Louisiana | 94 |
District of Columbia | 94 |
South Carolina | 94 |
Arkansas | 95 |
Georgia | 95 |
New Jersey | 97 |
Alabama | 102 |
California | 104 |
Texas | 114 |
Mississippi | 124 |
New Mexico | 131 |
Even more about Blake
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.