What does Blake mean?

Blake means "dark; fair"

How do we pronounce Blake?

Blake \bla-ke, bl-ake\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Blake is sometimes used as a what does the name girl name mean. Its pronunciation is BL-K 1.

1 Pronunciation for Blake: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"

What is the origin of Blake?

Blake is an English name of Old English origin. The name is of the meaning dark; fair. The name originated as a nickname for someone of very dark, or conversely very light, hair or skin. The confusion arises due to the Old English 'blaec' (black) and 'blac' (pale, white, shining, bleak) being differentiated mainly by the different pronunciation of the 'a' as in 'car' or 'cat'. Both elements have been used for the nickname, which gave rise to the subsequent surname and first name. Among English speakers, the first name has been in use since the 19th century; it has sometimes been bestowed in tribute to the English admiral Robert Blake (1599-1657) or the British poet William Blake (1757-1827). Blake has 17 variants. Alternatives consist of what does the name Blaek mean, meaning of Blaeke, Blaik meaning, what does the name Blaike mean, Blakelea pronounciation, name Blakelee origin, baby name Blakeleigh, Blakeley pronounciation, Blakeli meaning of name, Blakelie name, Blakeny meaning and origin, name Blakey origin, Blakie meaning and origin, Blakley meaning and origin, Blakney name, Blayk meaning, and Blayke definition. Blake is popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1940s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2002, 0.260% of baby boys were given the name Blake. Its ranking then was #76. In 2010, its usage was 0.229% and its ranking #87, and it was the most commonly used out of all boy names in its group. Blake has in the past century been predominantly given to baby boys. In 1997, baby boys named Blake outnumbered girls by 22 times.

A famous person named Blake is Blake Edwards, Filmmaker, born William Blake Crump, July 26, 1922, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

List of baby names Blake:

name Blaze (English and Latin), name Blazej origin (Czech and Polish), Balesh name variations (Indian), nicknames for Bayles, Baylles pronounciation, meaning of Beals (English), name Blac, name Black, baby name Blacke, baby name Blaek, baby name Blaeke, Blaes meaning and origin, Blaese name, name Blaez, Blaeze pronounciation, baby name Blaik, Blaike meaning, name Blais origin, Blaise meaning and origin (English and French), and name Blaize (English and French).

The baby name Blake fun facts:

The name Blake in reverse order is "Ekalb".

The numerological value of the name Blake is number 4, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth.

How popular is Blake?

Blake is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.26%
20130.30%
20120.32%
20110.30%
20100.25%
20090.25%
20080.25%
20070.25%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames