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Girl name

Blakely

/ˈbleɪkli/ · 94% girls · #191 in the US for girls, 2025

Blakely has been given to about 22,036 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈbleɪkli/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 21,868
Median age today7 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Blakely per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 1,905
  • Born in 20251,646
  • All time22,036
  • England & Wales, 202537

How popular is Blakely?

Blakely ranks 191st among American girls in 2025, with 1,646 born that year. Its best year was 2024, when 1,905 babies were given the name, ranking 158th. The typical living American called Blakely is about 7 years old today. It is relatively most common in Wyoming, where it accounts for 0.26% of births.

Names that sound like Blakely

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aracely0.71
  2. Arely0.68
  3. Yarely0.68
  4. Kelly0.57
  5. Braelyn0.58
  6. Keely0.57
  7. Heavenly0.57
  8. Ashely0.57

Middle names for Blakely

Ranked by flow score
  1. Blakely Anne0.83
  2. Blakely Rose0.79
  3. Blakely Marie0.79
  4. Blakely Grace0.79
  5. Blakely Eve0.79
  6. Blakely Jane0.79

Sibling names for Blakely

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Emersynsister · 1.00
  2. Embersister · 1.00
  3. Lennoneither · 0.99
  4. Ariellasister · 0.99
  5. Lennoxeither · 0.99
  6. Nashbrother · 0.99

Where Blakely is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Wyoming0.26%
  2. Montana0.20%
  3. Arkansas0.19%
  4. North Dakota0.18%
  5. Idaho0.18%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Blakely White0.74
  2. Blakely Nguyen0.74
  3. Blakely Moore0.74
  4. Blakely Hill0.74
  5. Blakely Hall0.74
  6. Blakely Allen0.73

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Blakely

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Blakely across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.