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Arnas vs Blake

Arnas and Blakecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2015, Arnas was ranked #415 and Blake #86 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2023, Arnas was ranked #4991 and Blake #104 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2023, Arnas was ranked #770 and Blake #113 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Arnas and Blake over time

Arnas and Blake appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Blake held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Arnas in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Arnas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Blake in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Arnas #976 in 2011, Blake #56 in 2013.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys20 shared years, 20032023

    Arnas held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Blake in 20.

    Highest recorded here: Arnas #976 in 2011, Blake #56 in 2013.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Arnas #4991, Blake #104.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 20022023

    Arnas held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Blake in 12.

    Highest recorded here: Arnas #328 in 2008, Blake #113 in 2023.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Arnas #770, Blake #113.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Arnas, Blake
FieldArnasBlake
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #770 (2023)Republic of Ireland · Boys #156 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Arnas and Blake both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Arnas

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2002

    First recorded at #451 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2002–2023

    Highest recorded position: #328 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 2002–2023).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2023

    Most recently recorded at #4991 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.

    England and Wales · Boys

Blake

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1982

    First recorded at #82 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1993–2023

    Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in New Zealand, in 2012 (recorded 1993–2023).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls