Given name & surname

Blakley

“black”

Blakley is a surname.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Blakley is a form of Blakeley. Blakeley goes back to Old English blæc, meaning “black.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Blakley is a form of Blakeley. Blakeley comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Blakley through the years

Babies since 1880
816
49 boys · 767 girls
Most popular year
2021
65 babies
2025
60
#2,825 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+48%
Rising
Boys Girls
010203040198020002025Highest share 2021Boys 0.0Girls 37
Blakley in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1963–2025, per million births of each sex. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inKentucky, Tennessee, Texas
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Kentucky (5), Tennessee (5), Texas (6).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 60 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,825 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 48.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 640 as a first name in 2020; 5,598 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.

Blakley’s family of names

In English usage, Blakley as a surname has a related form in Blakeley.

Walk Blakley’s family in the name graph

BlakleyBlakleeBlaklieBlakliBlaklyBlakleaBlakeley

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 5

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

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