Blake vs Pearce

Blake and Pearcecompared 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.

Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2012, Blake was ranked #69 and Pearce #273 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2016, Blake was ranked #73 and Pearce #4810 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2015, Blake was ranked #117 and Pearce #699 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Blake and Pearce over time

Blake and Pearce appear together in 3 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Blake held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Pearce 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.

Pearce reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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 · Boys20 shared years, 1996–2016
Blake held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Pearce in 0.
Highest recorded here: Blake #57 in 2014, Pearce #784 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Blake #73, Pearce #4810.
Northern Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 1997–2012
Blake held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Pearce in 1.
Highest recorded here: Blake #69 in 2012, Pearce #190 in 1998.
The order changed in 2001: Blake moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #224 and #224; by 2001 that had become #207 and #280.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Blake #69, Pearce #273.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 1993–2015
Blake held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Pearce in 0.
Highest recorded here: Blake #117 in 2015, Pearce #302 in 1993.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Blake #117, Pearce #699.

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 Blake, Pearce
Field	Blake	Pearce
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, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #156 (2025)	England and Wales · Boys #4810 (2016)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Blake and Pearce both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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

Pearce

Popularity journey

First recorded1972
First recorded at #307 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1972 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2012
Highest recorded position: #190 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2012).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #4810 among boys in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Boys