Boys' name · peaked in 2012
Blake name popularity since 1925
206,029 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Blake (9.7% girls, 90.3% boys). Half of them were born in 2002 or earlier, so the typical Blake is about 24 years old in 2026. Blake peaked in 2012 as the #71 name for boys, and it ranked #316 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 206,029
- Named Blake, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #316
- for boys in 2025 (1,080 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 90.3% boys
- 20,065 girls · 185,964 boys
- Most popular in
- Idaho
- 2.02× its national share
Peak year is the year Blake made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Blake births per year, 1925–2025
2012 was the biggest year for Blake both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1979 and 1984, Blake became 3.5× more common, from 1 in 2,310 baby boys to 1 in 654.
- Steepest fall: Between 2012 and 2017, its share of baby boys fell by 55%, from 1 in 314 to 1 in 705.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Blake's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Blake.
Decade by decade
Babies named Blake in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 181 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 320 | #1,126 |
| 1940s | 0 | 583 | #885 |
| 1950s | 11 | 2,594 | #445 |
| 1960s | 86 | 4,721 | #364 |
| 1970s | 227 | 5,443 | #333 |
| 1980s | 747 | 25,398 | #100 |
| 1990s | 1,924 | 45,873 | #77 |
| 2000s | 1,338 | 50,109 | #99 |
| 2010s | 7,614 | 41,721 | #96 |
| 2020–25 | 8,118 | 9,021 | #316 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
40.5% of babies named Blake from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Blake is most popular
The index compares Blake's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Blake.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 2.02× | 1,637 |
| Utah | 1.97× | 3,410 |
| Nevada | 1.71× | 1,245 |
| Oklahoma | 1.71× | 4,541 |
| Minnesota | 1.68× | 6,255 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Blake's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Blake.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Blake (2012).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data