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Blake vs Dollie

Blake and Dolliecompared 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 · Girls

    In 2024, Blake was ranked #432 and Dollie #696 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Blake was ranked #718 and Dollie #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Blake and Dollie over time

Blake and Dollie appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Blake held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dollie 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.

Blake reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Dollie 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 · Girls within 2 years — Blake #382 in 2022, Dollie #696 in 2024.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 20072024

    Blake held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Dollie in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Blake #382 in 2022, Dollie #696 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2016: Blake moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #1240 and #1057; by 2016 that had become #768 and #837.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Blake #432, Dollie #696.

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 Blake, Dollie
FieldBlakeDollie
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalefemale
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 usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #156 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

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

Dollie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2005

    First recorded at #4798 among girls in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2005–2024

    Highest recorded position: #696 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 2005–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls