Blake vs Cobie
Blake and Cobiecompared 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, Blake was ranked #104 and Cobie #773 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2020, Blake was ranked #131 and Cobie #741 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Blake was ranked #408 and Cobie #4709 among girls in England and Wales.
Blake and Cobie over time
Blake and Cobie appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Blake held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Cobie 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 · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2024
Blake held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Cobie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Blake #56 in 2013, Cobie #766 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Blake #104, Cobie #773.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 2007–2023
Blake held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Cobie in 1.
Highest recorded here: Blake #382 in 2022, Cobie #3985 in 2018.
The order changed in 2012: Blake moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #5201 and #4294; by 2012 that had become #1893 and #4838.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Blake #408, Cobie #4709.
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 | Cobie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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 · Boys #773 (2024) |
| 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 Cobie 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
Cobie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1765 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #773 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys