Blayke
Derived from an archaic English surname meaning "bright, shining, brilliant".
Name Census estimates that about 2,450 living Americans carry the first name Blayke. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 70.0% of registrations being female. The average person named Blayke today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Blayke births was 2017 (224 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Blayke. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Blayke with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Blayke is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 12 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.5K
~ 1 in 139,900 Americans
Peak year
2017
224 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,191
Tracked since 1989
Census
Blayke in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,576 people with the first name Blayke, which placed it at #9,002 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#9,002
National first-name rank
People counted
1.6K
1,576 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
78.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Blayke
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Blayke is White at 78.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.4%) and Two or More Races (7.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Blayke described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Blayke at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White78.0% · 1,229
- Hispanic or Latino7.4% · 116
- Two or more races7.0% · 110
- Black or African American6.0% · 95
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 15
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 11
Gender
Gender distribution for Blayke
Blayke is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 2,473 total registrations, 743 (30.0%) were male and 1,730 (70.0%) were female.
Blayke as a male name
- Ranked #6,200 in 2024
- 14 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2009 (47 births)
Blayke as a female name
- Ranked #2,191 in 2024
- 86 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2017 (198 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Blayke on both sides of the split. Of the 1,577 people counted with this name, 577 were male (36.6%) and 1,000 were female (63.4%).
Popularity
Blayke: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Blayke from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,161 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Blayke remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Blayke by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Blayke during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Blaykes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 23 states and territories. Texas, California, Michigan recorded the most babies named Blayke, while Montana, Arizona, Virginia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 36 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Blayke
The given name Blayke has its origins in Old English, derived from the word "blac," meaning "pale" or "white." It emerged during the Anglo-Saxon period, around the 5th to 11th centuries AD, and was primarily used in regions of what is now England.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Blayke can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The name is mentioned in reference to a landowner named Blayke de Somerville.
In the 12th century, a Benedictine monk named Blayke of Evesham was renowned for his scholarly works on theology and philosophy. His treatise, "De Rerum Naturis," was widely circulated and studied in monasteries across Europe.
During the 13th century, Sir Blayke de Montfort was a prominent English knight who fought alongside Simon de Montfort in the Second Barons' War against King Henry III. He was celebrated for his bravery and leadership on the battlefield.
In the 15th century, Blayke Chaucer, a distant relative of the renowned poet Geoffrey Chaucer, gained recognition as a skilled illuminator and calligrapher. His beautifully illustrated manuscripts are preserved in various libraries and museums across Europe.
Fast forward to the 17th century, and we encounter Blayke Pascal, a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, and theologian. Born in 1623, he made significant contributions to the development of modern mathematics and is widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers of the Scientific Revolution.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals who bore the given name Blayke throughout history, illustrating its enduring presence across various cultures and time periods.
People
Blayke + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Blayke as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Blayke: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Blayke?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,450 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Blayke going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 139,900 US residents.
Is Blayke a common name?
We classify Blayke as "Rare". It ranks above 94.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,473 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Blayke most popular?
The single biggest year for Blayke was 2017, when 224 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Blayke is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Blayke in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,576 people with the name Blayke, or 0.52 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,002 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Blayke in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Blayke?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Blayke on both sides of the split. Of the 1,577 people counted with this name, 577 were male (36.6%) and 1,000 were female (63.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Blayke?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Blayke is White at 78.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.4%) and Two or More Races (7.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Blayke most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Blayke in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.0% (1,229 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Blayke in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Blayke a female name?
Yes, 70.0% of people registered as Blayke in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Blayke still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Blayke in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Blayke can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Blayke?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.