Given name
Blayke
“a dark beauty”·“a dark, handsome man”
Blayke is a variant of Blake. Interpretations include “a dark beauty” (English) and “a dark, handsome man” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Blayke is a variant of Blake. Interpretations include “a dark beauty” (English) and “a dark, handsome man” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Blayke is a variant of Blake. An origin associated with Blake is Old English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Blayke is a variant of Blake. The history of Blake gives this family its wider story. Blake’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Blayke through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,572
- 750 boys · 1,822 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 224 babies
- 2025
- 97
- #2,080 for girls · #9,843 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 10% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 90 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,080 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 198 in 2017. It also appeared in 7 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,577 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
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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