Bay vs Blake

Bay 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.

England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Bay was ranked #5119 and Blake #104 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Bay was ranked #4192 and Blake #432 among girls in England and Wales.

Bay and Blake over time

Bay and Blake appear together in 2 published lists, across 33 years of shared records. Blake held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Bay in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys18 shared years, 2007–2024
Bay held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Blake in 18.
Highest recorded here: Bay #1363 in 2016, Blake #56 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bay #5119, Blake #104.
England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 2007–2024
Bay held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Blake in 10.
Highest recorded here: Bay #1587 in 2013, Blake #382 in 2022.
The order changed in 2015: Blake moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #1702 and #2203; by 2015 that had become #1865 and #1240.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bay #4192, Blake #432.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Blake

Pairs where Blake shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Adam vs Blake
Adam and Blake changed places 14 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 1982 and 2016, ending at #43 and #85.
Adam · Blake · 35 shared years, 1982–2016 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2016 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Leon vs Blake
Leon and Blake changed places 12 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #125 and #144.
Leon · Blake · 27 shared years, 1997–2024 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2024 Northern Ireland ranking
Harry vs Blake
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Harry #1 in 2011, Blake #56 in 2013.
Harry · Blake · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2013 England and Wales ranking
James vs Blake
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — James #1 in 2015, Blake #62 in 2013.
James · Blake · 27 shared years, 1997–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2015 Northern Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Bay, Blake
Field	Bay	Blake
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	Used for both boys and girls	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Syllables	1	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #156 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	40/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Bay has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Blake.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Bay

Popularity journey

First recorded2003
First recorded at #4373 among girls in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2007–2024
Highest recorded position: #1363 among boys in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 2007–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Blake

Popularity journey

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
Highest recorded1993–2023
Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in New Zealand, in 2012 (recorded 1993–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls