Unisex name · since 1883
Blake
186,558 babies named Blake in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #196 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #316 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 186,558
- born since 1883
- 2000s
- peak decade
Blake currently ranks #316 among unisex names in America, with 186,558 babies recorded since 1883.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blake has been recorded 186,558 times among boys since 1883, currently ranked #316 nationally and more common than 98% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #196 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #316 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 186,558 born since 1883
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blake ranks #196 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #316 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 186,558 born since 1883, peaking in the 2000s.
- #196 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #316 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 186,558
- born since 1883
- 2000s
- peak decade
Blake's 186,558 recorded births place it above 99.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Blake compares
186,558 Top 2% higher than 98% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Blake's all-time total is 506x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Blake | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 186,558 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6,047 | 34 | 22,252 |
Blake's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Blake's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 98% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 2%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 6,047, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Blake popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 6,047
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Blake popularity over time - girls
20,065 total births recorded since 1951 (Blake as girls' name)
Blake by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (50,109 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Blake's strongest decade.
50,109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Blake births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 19
1880s
19 births
- 1890s 37
1890s
37 births
- 1900s 45
1900s
45 births
- 1910s 260
1910s
260 births
- 1920s 414
1920s
414 births
- 1930s 320
1930s
320 births
- 1940s 583
1940s
583 births
- 1950s 2,594
1950s
2,594 births
- 1960s 4,721
1960s
4,721 births
- 1970s 5,443
1970s
5,443 births
- 1980s
1980s
25,398 births
- 1990s
1990s
45,873 births
- 2000s
2000s
50,109 births
- 2010s
2010s
41,721 births
- 2020s 9,021
2020s
9,021 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 50,109 births (27% of all-time use).
How Blake compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Blake's total volume
Blake by state
Where Blake concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16,803 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16,387 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 8,663 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 8,575 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 8,565 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 8,319 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 6,349 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 6,259 | 3.4% |
16,803 of 186,558 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Blake appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Blake's data
- Blake's decade-level peak was the 2000s (50,109 total births); usage has since declined to 9,021 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Blakes (16,803 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Blake: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~142 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1883–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Blake draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.