Given name & surname
Blakely
“from the dark meadow”
Blakely is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the dark meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the dark meadow.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Blakely through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22,036
- 1,234 boys · 20,802 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,905 babies
- 2025
- 1,646
- #191 for girls · #9,030 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +27%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 1% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,638 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 191 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 8 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (138). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,127 as a first name in 2020; 11,257 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.
Blakely’s family of names
Blakely has a related form in Blakeley. Blakely has a related form in Blakelee. Blakely has a related form in Blakelea.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Blakely
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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