Girls' name · since 2012

Blakesley

Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Blakesley, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#41,643 of 72,339
all-time among girls
28
born since 2012
2010s
peak decade

Blakesley sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 28 recorded since 2012.

Social Security Administration records show Blakesley recorded 28 times among girls since 2012, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2019.

  • #41,643 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 28 born since 2012
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blakesley ranks #41,643 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.

#41,643 of 72,339
all-time among girls
28
born since 2012
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Blakesley's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Blakesley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Blakesley's full recorded timeline at 2015, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Blakesley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2012)
6
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 20122014201520182019 6

Blakesley by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (28 births, 100% of the file).

2010s was Blakesley's strongest decade.

28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Blakesley births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 28 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Blakesley?
Blakesley has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 2012, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #41,643 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 6 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
Where does Blakesley sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blakesley ranks #41,643 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Blakesley most popular?
Blakesley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Blakesley been used?
The SSA has tracked Blakesley since 2012 -- 8 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Blakesley?
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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Two nationwide peer axes for Blakesley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2012–2019 (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 Blakesley 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.