Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Blakelee

Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #2,124 Trend ↑ Rising 10%
Rank 2025
#2,124
among girls · ↓298 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
88
named Blakelee · -20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,264
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
120 babies
All-time total
1,418
#6,007 all-time among girls
First recorded
1988
in Social Security records

Blakelee popularity over time

1,418 babies have been named Blakelee since 1988, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 12 – 12 1 – #9,349
1990s 62 – 62 6 +417% #8,131
2000s 88 5 93 9 +50% #8,521
2010s 608 18 626 63 +573% #1,730
2020s (to 2025) 615 10 625 104 +66% #1,783

Where Blakelee is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 90 0.06 outside top 500
2027 92 0.06 outside top 500
2028 94 0.06 outside top 500
2029 95 0.06 outside top 500
2030 96 0.06 outside top 500

Where Blakelee is most popular

Girls named Blakelee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.063 per 1,000. Strongest in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Blakelee born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arkansas 25 0.473 +655%
Oklahoma 24 0.326 +421%
Tennessee 26 0.164 +162%
Kentucky 11 0.129 +105%
Georgia 26 0.114 +83%
Utah 8 0.096 +54%
Indiana 10 0.071 +14%
North Carolina 16 0.070 +12%
Ohio 15 0.063 ≈ national
Texas 50 0.062 ≈ national
Alabama 5 0.053 -15%
Washington 5 0.035 -45%
Florida 11 0.026 -59%
California 5 0.006 -91%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Blakelee

Blakelee is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,124 in 2025 with 88 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1988, 1,418 American babies have been named Blakelee. Its peak came in 2019, when 120 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Blakelee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Blakelee?

The median living Blakelee is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 11. An estimated 1,400 people named Blakelee are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Blakelee year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 88 #2,124 – –
2024 110 #1,826 – –
2023 114 #1,783 – –
2022 102 #1,944 5 #12,609
2021 94 #2,046 5 #12,402
2020 107 #1,832 – –
2019 120 #1,730 – –
2018 67 #2,586 – –
2017 63 #2,717 5 #12,520
2016 74 #2,464 – –
2015 68 #2,623 – –
2014 70 #2,541 8 #8,882
2013 46 #3,413 – –
2012 52 #3,174 5 #12,512
2011 26 #5,237 – –
2010 22 #6,009 – –
2009 14 #8,521 – –
2008 10 #10,922 – –
2007 8 #12,859 – –
2006 9 #11,593 – –
2005 10 #10,244 – –
2004 8 #11,776 – –
2003 12 #8,599 – –
2002 11 #8,933 – –
2001 – – 5 #10,754
2000 6 #13,394 – –
1995 6 #11,973 – –
1990 – – – –
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1980 – – – –
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1970 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Blakelee, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Blakelee?

The median living Blakelee is about 6 years old. Half of all living Blakelees are between 3 and 11 years old.

How many people named Blakelee are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Blakelee are alive in the United States, based on 1,418 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Blakelee in 2025?

Blakelee ranked #2,124 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 88 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Blakelee?

1,418 babies have been named Blakelee in the United States since 1988, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Blakelee most popular?

Blakelee peaked in 2019, when 120 newborns received the name.

Is Blakelee a boy or girl name?

Blakelee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Blakelee rising or falling?

Blakelee is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Blakelee become more popular?

Blakelee is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 96 girls named Blakelee in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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