Given name & surname
Blakeley
“from the dark meadow”
Blakeley is a variant of Blakely. One English interpretation is “from the dark meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Blakeley is a variant of Blakely. One English interpretation is “from the dark meadow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Blakeley is a variant of Blakely. An origin associated with Blakely is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Old English blæc (“black”), built from English black + -leigh (“lea”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Blakeley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,453
- 102 boys · 1,351 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 96 babies
- 2025
- 69
- #2,547 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 69 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,547 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 0.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida and Kentucky shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,032 as a first name in 2020; 2,752 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Blakeley’s family of names
Blakeley has a related form in Blakely. In English usage, Blakeley as a surname has a related form in BLAKLEY. In English usage, Blakeley as a surname has a related form in BLACKLEY.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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