U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Blake?

Blake was the #319 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Blake

173,524

About 1 in 1,910 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#319

More common than 99.4% of listed first names

Peak year

2012

6,450 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

2,115

#317 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 1,910

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

93.4% male6.6% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic84.1%
Black, non-Hispanic4.53%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.72%
Asian / Pacific Islander0.93%
Two or more races4.53%
Hispanic or Latino5.24%

Reading the result

Blake across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Blake reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2012, with 6,450 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 2,115 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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