Fun Facts About the Name Blaike
- 394 babies named Blaike: U.S. records list 394 babies given the name Blaike from 1880 through 2025. Even 181 boys received the name Blaike.
What Does the Name Blaike Mean?
Blaike is a respelled form of the English name Blake, whose usual meaning is "black" or "dark." It goes back to the Old English adjective blæc, "black," used as a descriptive byname for a person with dark hair or a dark complexion. That byname later hardened into a hereditary surname, and the surname in turn became a given name.
A second explanation links the surname to a different Old English word, blāc, meaning "pale" or "bright." The two words looked and sounded much alike, so the derivation of individual Blake families is not always certain, but "black" is the standard sense attached to the name.
Blaike is not a separate name with an independent etymology. The ai spelling in place of the usual a produces the same sound and leaves the meaning unchanged.
Blaike Name History & Origins
The root of the name is the Old English byname Blæc, which is found in England before the Norman Conquest. Surnames formed from it appear in English records by the 12th and 13th centuries. The name also took hold in Ireland, where an Anglo-Norman family recorded as le Blac settled and became known as Blake, one of the families called the Tribes of Galway; that Irish line may derive from the same Germanic root or from an Old French source.
As a first name, Blake was uncommon before the 20th century, when it grew steadily in use in the United States, mainly for boys. Among the best-known bearers of the surname are the naval commander Robert Blake and the poet and artist William Blake, but the given name's wider use came long after them. Blaike is a modern spelling variant that keeps the single-syllable pronunciation of the parent name.
How Popular is the Name Blaike?
Blaike has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2021. Its best rank was #5,613 in 2000.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,108 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #11,241 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #15,567 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #13,867 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #6,207 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #10,384 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #9,849 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #9,257 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #7,913 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #6,699 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #9,039 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #9,638 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #8,659 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #13,732 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #15,138 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #9,484 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #14,457 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #8,885 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #10,255 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #14,018 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #8,901 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #11,960 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | #12,413 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #10,923 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #9,696 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #12,324 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #7,604 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #7,121 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #8,853 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #12,465 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #7,753 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #8,398 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #12,588 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2006 | #6,140 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #8,379 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #6,182 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #7,306 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #9,526 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #6,064 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #5,613 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #6,594 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #7,905 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #5,914 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #8,344 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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