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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Blake

Used in both girl and boy records

Blake appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Blake by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDBlake as a girl’s nameUS records 1951–2024
#955girl rank2021peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDBlake as a boy’s nameUS records 1883–2024
#201boy rank2012peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Blake in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl20191,385 uses#21920201951–202061 listed years
Boy20126,038 uses#7220121883–2020127 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.