Blake is a distinctive girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #768 in 2016 with 51 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2022 with 111 births ranking #382. In 2016, approximately 1 in every 6,022 girls born was named Blake. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Blake comes from an English surname derived from old words meaning either black or pale. That unusual contrast is part of what makes the name’s history so memorable.
Blake was first a surname and later became a given name. It was long more common for boys, but modern pop culture helped it rise for girls too.