Unisex name · since 1977
Blakeley
Blakeley has 1,351 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,121 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,554 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,351
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Blakeley currently ranks #2554 among unisex names in America, with 1,351 babies recorded since 1977.
Blakeley has 1,351 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2554 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #6,121 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,554 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,351 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blakeley ranks #6,121 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,554 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,351 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,121 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,554 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,351
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Blakeley's 1,351 recorded births place it above 91.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Blakeley compares
1,351 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Blakeley's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Blakeley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,351 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 96 | 21 | 19,840 |
Blakeley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Blakeley's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 96, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Blakeley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 96
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Blakeley popularity over time - boys
102 total births recorded since 1976 (Blakeley as boys' name)
Blakeley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (590 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Blakeley's strongest decade.
590 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Blakeley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 153
1990s
153 births
- 2000s 148
2000s
148 births
- 2010s
2010s
590 births
- 2020s
2020s
407 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 590 births (44% of all-time use).
How Blakeley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Blakeley's total volume
Blakeley by state
Where Blakeley concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 92 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 57 | 4.2% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 23 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 22 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 20 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #8 | California | | 11 | 0.8% |
92 of 1,351 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Blakeley appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Blakeley's data
- Blakeley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (590 total births) through the 2020s (407) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Blakeleys (92 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Blakeley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Blakeley 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.