as a First Name
Transferred use of the surname, which has two quite distinct etymologies. It is both from Old English blæc ‘black’ and from Old English blāc ‘pale, white’ it was thus originally a nickname given to someone with hair or skin that was either remarkably dark or remarkably light. It is now quite popular as a boy's name.
| 682nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 53,838
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 140,082
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Utah
- has the most people named Blake per capita
- 2001
- marked the height of its popularity
2%
98%
0.89%
55+
55+
10%
30-54
30-54
31%
13-29
13-29
58%
0-12
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Top state populations
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