Blake
Blake is a baby name of English origin, meaning Dark; fair.
What Blake means
Dark; fair.
Blake sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Blake comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Blake is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Blake?
You will not find Blake in the top 100 baby names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Blake
Blake sits in our the long-established classics group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.
Themes: Classic
Names like Blake
These share Blake's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Bailey — Steward; bailiff.
- Bristol — From the bridge by the meeting place.
- Sutton — From the southern town.
- Bertie — Bright and famous.
- Evelyn — Wished-for child; life.
- Jack — God is gracious.
- Alfred — Wise counsel; elf wisdom.
- Ashton — Town of ash trees.
- Avery — Ruler of the elves; wise.
- Carter — One who transports goods.
- Cooper — Barrel maker.
- Crew — A band; a troop.