Blake vs Carey
Blake and Careycompared 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 2020, Blake was ranked #102 and Carey #2960 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Blake was ranked #408 and Carey #5687 among girls in England and Wales.
Blake and Carey over time
Blake and Carey appear together in 2 published lists, across 19 years of shared records. Blake held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Carey 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.
Carey 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 1996–2020
Blake held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Carey in 0.
Highest recorded here: Blake #56 in 2013, Carey #2074 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Blake #102, Carey #2960.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 1997–2023
Blake held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Carey in 2.
Highest recorded here: Blake #408 in 2023, Carey #1666 in 1997.
The order changed in 2012: Blake moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #3900 and #3225; by 2012 that had become #1893 and #5876.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Blake #408, Carey #5687.
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
| Field | Blake | Carey |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #156 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5687 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Blake and Carey both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
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
Carey
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1434 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls