Blake Name Popularity

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How popular is Blake?

The somewhat popular name Blake was the 158th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 250 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Its highest popularity ranking of #72 was reached in 2012 with 6,033 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Blake was less than 5, most recently in 1907.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Blake occurred roughly during the years 1909-1915, 1916-1921, 1944-1954, 1955-1961, 1966-1969, 1973-1984, 1986-1990, 2004-2007, and 2009-2012, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2013-2017.

Where is the name Blake popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

For a number of years, the name Blake has been moving downward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Blake for their newborn has dropped significantly.

The name Blake is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Blake (Girl)		Blake (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		1,181	279	2,446	158
2017		1,184	269	2,613	149
2016		1,096	298	3,281	127
2015		752	423	4,227	96
2014		501	590	4,943	84
2013		536	551	5,643	75
2012		402	700	6,033	72
2011		325	817	5,609	73
2010		241	1,033	4,700	87
2009		229	1,111	4,949	89
2008		162	1,454	5,095	90
2007		90	2,196	5,270	88
2006		91	2,130	4,535	97
2005		86	2,139	4,416	99
2004		114	1,699	4,693	95
2003		108	1,743	5,275	79
2002		130	1,469	5,358	76
2001		144	1,331	5,356	77
2000		183	1,114	5,142	80
1999		172	1,138	4,809	84
1998		173	1,113	4,606	85
1997		207	953	4,728	80
1996		190	990	4,747	84
1995		203	926	4,819	77
1994		192	966	4,876	81
1993		195	966	4,505	83
1992		190	997	4,395	84
1991		198	956	4,274	86
1990		202	939	4,101	91
1989		147	1,125	3,524	97
1988		91	1,492	3,100	103
1987		103	1,330	2,787	106
1986		89	1,439	2,784	101
1985		62	1,814	2,920	100
1984		47	2,117	2,764	103
1983		46	2,137	2,496	109
1982		56	1,899	2,350	120
1981		64	1,754	1,705	159
1980		39	2,443	969	237
1979		42	2,277	745	276
1978		34	2,522	670	287
1977		25	3,089	644	301
1976		13	4,647	555	318
1975		25	2,888	523	333
1974		22	3,115	420	374
1973		15	3,989	432	369
1972		22	2,983	463	364
1971		13	4,322	476	368
1970		17	3,596	526	353
1969		14	3,791	521	347
1968		20	2,877	404	387
1967		9	4,652	422	364
1966		9	4,522	400	377
1965		10	4,224	445	364
1964		8	5,046	472	360
1963		7	5,344	568	330
1962		9	4,559	546	335
1961		< 5	--	512	350
1960		< 5	--	434	379
1959		< 5	--	410	393
1958		< 5	--	365	408
1957		< 5	--	289	455
1956		< 5	--	283	450
1955		< 5	--	279	445
1954		< 5	--	279	434
1953		6	5,095	207	488
1952		< 5	--	212	482
1951		5	5,480	140	585
1950		< 5	--	131	595
1949		< 5	--	89	729
1948		< 5	--	76	783
1947		< 5	--	86	742
1946		< 5	--	71	788
1945		< 5	--	51	885
1944		< 5	--	42	1,006
1943		< 5	--	58	876
1942		< 5	--	44	1,008
1941		< 5	--	33	1,155
1940		< 5	--	33	1,160
1939		< 5	--	30	1,198
1938		< 5	--	28	1,251
1937		< 5	--	28	1,265
1936		< 5	--	30	1,209
1935		< 5	--	34	1,126
1934		< 5	--	36	1,095
1933		< 5	--	41	997
1932		< 5	--	33	1,177
1931		< 5	--	31	1,238
1930		< 5	--	29	1,337
1929		< 5	--	30	1,297
1928		< 5	--	37	1,170
1927		< 5	--	41	1,114
1926		< 5	--	36	1,194
1925		< 5	--	37	1,165
1924		< 5	--	41	1,120
1923		< 5	--	42	1,101
1922		< 5	--	39	1,143
1921		< 5	--	61	892
1920		< 5	--	50	977
1919		< 5	--	45	1,009
1918		< 5	--	39	1,097
1917		< 5	--	38	1,079
1916		< 5	--	29	1,244
1915		< 5	--	38	1,038
1914		< 5	--	20	1,346
1913		< 5	--	16	1,319
1912		< 5	--	13	1,365
1911		< 5	--	12	988
1910		< 5	--	10	1,051
1909		< 5	--	8	1,092
1908		< 5	--	6	1,234
1907		< 5	--	< 5	--
1906		< 5	--	9	862
1905		< 5	--	< 5	--
1904		< 5	--	5	1,226
1903		< 5	--	7	919
1902		< 5	--	< 5	--
1901		< 5	--	5	1,068
1900		< 5	--	5	1,335
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		< 5	--	< 5	--
1897		< 5	--	6	954
1896		< 5	--	< 5	--
1895		< 5	--	5	1,097
1894		< 5	--	7	871
1893		< 5	--	6	924
1892		< 5	--	8	805
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		< 5	--	5	1,020
1889		< 5	--	< 5	--
1888		< 5	--	5	1,054
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	9	654
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	5	909
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.