Names / Boy names
Blake
Current rank
#316
and easing
All-time peak
#71
in 2012
First recorded
1883
in U.S. data
Children named
206,600
since 1883
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #71 in 2012 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
. Dark or pale. Stateside, it first shows up in 1883. It peaked in 2012 at #71. As of the latest data it stands at #316, drifting lower. Over 206,600 have carried it since records began.