Girl or boy · Old English
Blake
Say it: BLAYK
Meaning
From an English surname from Old English blæc 'black, dark' or blāc 'pale, shining'; the two words cannot be told apart in the surname.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Used mainly for American boys from the 1960s and increasingly for girls since the 2000s.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2010s
In the United States
- 192,529 babies given this name since 1883
- At its height in 2012, about 1 in 314 boys
- 3,113 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- William Blake, English poet (surname)
- Blake Shelton, American country singer
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- English poll taxes and lay subsidy rolls (13th and 14th centuries)
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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