Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Blakely

Meaning A female given name transferred from the surname Gender Unisex · 94% girls Rank 2025 #191 Trend ↑ Rising 20%

A female given name transferred from the surname.

Rank 2025
#191
among girls · ↓33 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,646
named Blakely · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 981
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
1,905 babies
All-time total
22,036
#1,043 all-time among girls
First recorded
1920
in Social Security records

Blakely popularity over time

22,036 babies have been named Blakely since 1920, 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
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – 23 23 2 – –
1930s – 5 5 1 -78% –
1940s – 6 6 1 +20% –
1950s – 17 17 2 +183% –
1960s 5 66 71 7 +318% #7,579
1970s 60 94 154 15 +117% #4,273
1980s 206 242 448 45 +191% #2,774
1990s 351 282 633 63 +41% #2,777
2000s 744 198 942 94 +49% #1,353
2010s 8,759 217 8,976 898 +853% #183
2020s (to 2025) 10,677 84 10,761 1,794 +100% #156

Where Blakely 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 1,691 1.05 #182
2027 1,738 1.08 #179
2028 1,779 1.11 #174
2029 1,814 1.13 #168
2030 1,845 1.15 #161

Where Blakely is most popular

Girls named Blakely per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.10 per 1,000. Strongest in Wyoming, North Dakota, and Arkansas.

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 Blakely 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
Wyoming 27 6.33 +473%
North Dakota 61 4.64 +320%
Arkansas 228 4.31 +290%
Montana 54 3.99 +261%
Idaho 131 3.92 +254%
Oklahoma 284 3.86 +249%
Alabama 354 3.77 +241%
Nebraska 126 3.51 +217%
Utah 273 3.28 +197%
Iowa 180 3.08 +179%
South Dakota 43 3.01 +173%
Mississippi 135 2.89 +161%
Kentucky 237 2.77 +151%
South Carolina 248 2.76 +150%
Kansas 154 2.67 +142%
Missouri 320 2.66 +140%
Louisiana 227 2.59 +135%
Tennessee 386 2.44 +121%
West Virginia 60 2.29 +107%
Indiana 301 2.14 +94%
Georgia 478 2.10 +90%
Oregon 135 2.07 +88%
Minnesota 206 1.91 +73%
Washington 243 1.68 +52%
Wisconsin 165 1.60 +45%
North Carolina 340 1.49 +35%
Ohio 354 1.49 +35%
Colorado 155 1.39 +26%
Michigan 236 1.30 +17%
Alaska 10 1.16 +5%
Arizona 156 1.11 ≈ national
Virginia 186 1.09 ≈ national
Texas 842 1.05 -5%
Vermont 5 1.03 -7%
Florida 438 1.02 -7%
Illinois 225 0.983 -11%
Maryland 95 0.897 -19%
Pennsylvania 180 0.761 -31%
Nevada 34 0.732 -34%
Delaware 6 0.529 -52%
New Hampshire 9 0.487 -56%
California 317 0.377 -66%
Connecticut 21 0.361 -67%
Maine 5 0.323 -71%
New York 126 0.318 -71%
Massachusetts 37 0.306 -72%
New Mexico 6 0.247 -78%
New Jersey 44 0.244 -78%
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Rhode Island – – –

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 Blakely

Blakely is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #191 in 2025 with 1,638 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1920, 22,036 American babies have been named Blakely, about 94% girls and 6% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 1,905 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Blakely stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Blakely?

The median living Blakely is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 10. An estimated 22 thousand people named Blakely 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.

Blakely 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 1,638 #191 8 #9,030
2024 1,892 #158 13 #6,514
2023 1,860 #156 13 #6,585
2022 1,737 #167 14 #6,193
2021 1,837 #156 15 #5,801
2020 1,713 #167 21 #4,555
2019 1,609 #183 17 #5,379
2018 1,308 #250 10 #7,698
2017 1,230 #259 18 #5,128
2016 1,178 #270 20 #4,798
2015 921 #357 21 #4,564
2014 777 #412 24 #4,154
2013 683 #450 26 #3,873
2012 544 #546 30 #3,541
2011 278 #929 30 #3,520
2010 231 #1,077 21 #4,536
2009 176 #1,353 14 #6,133
2008 97 #2,092 20 #4,732
2007 72 #2,571 25 #4,019
2006 66 #2,707 17 #5,099
2005 60 #2,763 14 #5,601
2004 57 #2,814 16 #5,038
2003 53 #2,892 20 #4,130
2002 49 #2,977 18 #4,339
2001 57 #2,639 28 #3,150
2000 57 #2,595 26 #3,223
1995 34 #3,294 26 #2,772
1990 22 #4,393 52 #1,588
1985 19 #4,141 24 #2,232
1980 17 #4,345 18 #2,627
1975 10 #5,562 10 #3,458
1970 – – 7 #3,882
1965 – – 5 #3,972
1960 – – 9 #2,892
1955 – – 6 #3,539
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 6 #3,866
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Blakely?

The median living Blakely is about 6 years old. Half of all living Blakelys are between 3 and 10 years old.

How many people named Blakely are alive today?

An estimated 22 thousand people named Blakely are alive in the United States, based on 22,036 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Blakely mean?

A female given name transferred from the surname.

How popular is the name Blakely in 2025?

Blakely ranked #191 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,638 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Blakely?

22,036 babies have been named Blakely in the United States since 1920, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Blakely most popular?

Blakely peaked in 2024, when 1,905 newborns received the name.

Is Blakely a boy or girl name?

Blakely is used for both: about 94% of babies named Blakely have been girls and 6% boys.

Is the name Blakely rising or falling?

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

Will Blakely become more popular?

Blakely is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,845 girls named Blakely in 2030, which would rank around #161. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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