Blaike
An unusual variant of Blake, of Old English origin meaning "bright, fair-haired".
Name Census estimates that about 381 living Americans carry the first name Blaike. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 53.1% of registrations being female. The average person named Blaike today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Blaike births was 2016 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Blaike. 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 Blaike with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
381
~ 1 in 899,618 Americans
Peak year
2016
24 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2018 SSA rank
#11,241
Tracked since 1991
Census
Blaike in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 365 people with the first name Blaike, which placed it at #25,801 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
#25,801
National first-name rank
People counted
365
365 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
69.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Blaike
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Blaike is White at 69.3%. The next largest groups are Black (11.8%) and Hispanic (8.2%). 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 Blaike 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 Blaike at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White69.3% · 253
- Black or African American11.8% · 43
- Hispanic or Latino8.2% · 30
- Two or more races7.9% · 29
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.9% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Blaike
Blaike is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 386 total registrations, 181 (46.9%) were male and 205 (53.1%) were female.
Blaike as a male name
- Ranked #12,413 in 2018
- 5 male births in 2018
- Peak: 2006 (13 births)
Blaike as a female name
- Ranked #11,241 in 2024
- 8 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2021 (19 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Blaike on both sides of the split. Of the 364 people counted with this name, 178 were male (48.9%) and 186 were female (51.1%).
Popularity
Blaike: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Blaike from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 159 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Blaike 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 Blaike during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Blaike
The name Blaike is believed to have its origins in the Old English language, derived from the word "blaec," which means "pale" or "fair-skinned." This suggests that the name may have initially been used to describe someone with a light complexion or fair hair.
During the Anglo-Saxon period in Britain, which lasted from the 5th to the 11th century, names were often derived from physical characteristics or personal qualities. The name Blaike likely emerged as a descriptive name during this time, although its earliest recorded use is uncertain.
One of the earliest known mentions of the name Blaike can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of landholdings and property ownership in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The name appears as "Blac" or "Blache," which could be a variant spelling or an abbreviated form of Blaike.
In the 12th century, a notable figure named Blaike de Montfort was recorded as a knight and landowner in Warwickshire, England. His name suggests that the name Blaike may have been used among the Norman aristocracy as well as the Anglo-Saxons.
During the medieval period, the name Blaike appeared in various chronicles and historical records, often associated with members of the clergy or nobility. One such example is Blaike of Canterbury, a monk and scholar who lived in the 13th century and authored several theological treatises.
Another notable figure was Blaike de Wycliffe, a 14th-century English philosopher and theologian who was a prominent advocate of church reform and a precursor to the Protestant Reformation. He was born in the village of Wycliffe, Yorkshire, around 1320.
In the 16th century, a Scottish nobleman named Blaike Stewart served as a courtier and advisor to King James VI of Scotland (later also King James I of England). He played a significant role in the union of the Scottish and English crowns in 1603.
While the name Blaike may have fallen out of widespread use in more recent centuries, it has been revived as a unique and distinctive name in modern times, perhaps inspired by its historical roots and associations with notable figures from the past.
People
Blaike + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Blaike 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
Blaike: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Blaike?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 381 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Blaike 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 899,618 US residents.
Is Blaike a common name?
We classify Blaike as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 386 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Blaike most popular?
The single biggest year for Blaike was 2016, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Blaike is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Blaike in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 365 people with the name Blaike, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #25,801 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 Blaike 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 Blaike?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Blaike on both sides of the split. Of the 364 people counted with this name, 178 were male (48.9%) and 186 were female (51.1%). 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 Blaike?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Blaike is White at 69.3%. The next largest groups are Black (11.8%) and Hispanic (8.2%). 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 Blaike most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Blaike in the 2020 Census, accounting for 69.3% (253 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 Blaike in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Blaike a female name?
Yes, 53.1% of people registered as Blaike 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 Blaike still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Blaike 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 Blaike 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 have the name Blaike?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.