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Blake vs Leon

Blake and Leoncompared 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.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Blake was ranked #41 and Leon #56 among boys in Scotland.

  • New Zealand · Boys

    In 2023, Blake was ranked #58 and Leon #95 among boys in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Blake was ranked #156 and Leon #73 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 2016, Blake was ranked #85 and Leon #94 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Blake was ranked #144 and Leon #101 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Blake was ranked #144 and Leon #125 among boys in Northern Ireland.

Blake and Leon over time

Blake and Leon appear together in 4 published lists, across 103 years of shared records. Leon held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Blake in 1.

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

Leon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Blake in 1. 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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Blake and Leon changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #144 and #101.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 30 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Blake and Leon averaged 45.9 places apart, ending at #144 and #101.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Blake and Leon were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #144 and #101.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys37 shared years, 1983–2025

    Blake held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Leon in 37.

    Highest recorded here: Blake #94 in 2022, Leon #44 in 2008.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Blake #156, Leon #73.

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Blake held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Leon in 21.

    Highest recorded here: Blake #56 in 2013, Leon #60 in 2009.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Blake #144, Leon #101.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1997–2024

    Blake held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Leon in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Blake #62 in 2013, Leon #70 in 2010.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Blake #144, Leon #125.

  • New Zealand · Boys9 shared years, 2008–2023

    Blake held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Leon in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Blake #14 in 2012, Leon #83 in 2022.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Blake #58, Leon #95.

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.

Other comparisons involving Leon

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from Northern Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Northern Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Northern Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Blake, Leon
FieldBlakeLeon
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedFrom Greek λέων (leon), meaning 'lion'. Merged with the Latin cognate Leo during the Christian era, making the two forms largely interchangeable across Europe; also used among medieval English Jews.
OriginNot yet recordedGreek
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈleː.ɔn/
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedLeo
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #144 (2025)Norway · Boys #46 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediumhigh

What the data shows

  • Leon has a recorded origin (Greek); Blake does not have one recorded yet.
  • Blake has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Leon.
  • A meaning is recorded for Leon; Blake doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
  • The available evidence gives Blake a "medium" Data Confidence level and Leon a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

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 #596 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Leon

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #306 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #13 among boys in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #101 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys