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Blake

Blake: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“black; pale”
Origin
Old English
Say it
BLAYK · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys (91% of all uses)

From an English surname derived from Old English blæc 'black, dark' or blac 'pale, fair'; the source may differ by family line. Its etymology is therefore double and somewhat uncertain.

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How popular is Blake?

2024832 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Blake in 20242,768

2024 rank#210 girls

Peak year2012

Total US babies since 1880204,479

Blake is fading: recent use is about 57% of its level ten years before.

Names like Blake

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Blaykedark; pale · English
  • Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
  • Westonwestern settlement · Old English
  • Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
  • Ashtonash tree town · Old English
  • Kingstonking's town · Old English
  • Brandonbroom-covered hill · Old English
  • Bentleybent-grass clearing · Old English

Blake questions

What does the name Blake mean?

Blake means "black; pale". It comes from Old English. From an English surname derived from Old English blæc 'black, dark' or blac 'pale, fair'; the source may differ by family line. Its etymology is therefore double and somewhat uncertain.

Is Blake a boy or girl name?

Blake is mainly a boy's name in US records (91% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Blake?

2,768 US babies were named Blake in 2024. Its peak year was 2012.

How do you pronounce Blake?

Blake is usually pronounced BLAYK.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.