US rank #1944 Girls' name Peak 2021 1,318 births

Blakelyn — #1944 US girls' name

1,318 babies named Blakelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s182000s832010s6372020s580
#1944
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Blakelyn was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

134 babies were named Blakelyn in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Blakelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,318 babies named Blakelyn between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Blakelyn currently holds the #1944 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 134 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Blakelyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 637 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Blakelyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 139 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Blakelyn in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Blakelyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,318 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Blakelyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,318

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2021

134 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,944

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Blakelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
134
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Blakelyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
637 births that decade — 48% of Blakelyn's all-time total
1990s182000s832010s6372020s580

Blakelyn by state

Where Blakelyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Blakelyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
139 10.5%
#2 Georgia
70 5.3%
#3 Tennessee
66 5.0%
#4 Alabama
59 4.5%
#5 Louisiana
46 3.5%
#6 Oklahoma
36 2.7%
#7 North Carolina
34 2.6%
#8 Kentucky
33 2.5%
Texas share of Blakelyn's total US births 10.5%
Even split

139 of 1,318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Blakelyn appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Blakelyn?
1,318 babies have been named Blakelyn since 1993. It currently ranks #1944 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 134 births.
When was Blakelyn most popular?
Blakelyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 637 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Blakelyn most popular?
The top states for the name Blakelyn are Texas (139 births), Georgia (70 births), Tennessee (66 births).
How long has the name Blakelyn been used?
Blakelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Blakelyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Blanche, Blanca, Blair, Blakely, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.