Gender
Origin
- English
- From the dark meadow
- Scandinavian
- Black or white; dark-haired, can also mean the reverse: fair, pale
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Blakely
Pronunciation
b-lake-ly, bl(a)-kely
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1990 (rank #1588, 52 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8910, 8 births)
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #158, 1,882 births); most recent 2025 (rank #191, 1,638 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 1,638 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1,882 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1,859 |
| 2022 | 14 | 1,736 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1,836 |
| 2020 | 21 | 1,712 |
| 2019 | 17 | 1,609 |
| 2018 | 10 | 1,308 |
| 2017 | 18 | 1,230 |
| 2016 | 20 | 1,178 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #1109, 26 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1704, 15 births)
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #980, 36 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1407, 22 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 22 |
| 2024 | 26 | 36 |
| 2023 | 14 | 22 |
| 2022 | 9 | 16 |
| 2021 | 14 | 13 |
| 2020 | 13 | 16 |
| 2019 | 6 | 12 |
| 2018 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #727, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #632, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | – | 4 |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | 3 |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #374, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #247, 15 births); most recent 2023 (rank #240, 13 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2014 | 10 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence