Blake vs Rafaela
Blake and Rafaelacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2019, Blake was ranked #457 and Rafaela #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Blake was ranked #596 and Rafaela #2278 among girls in England and Wales.
Blake and Rafaela over time
Blake and Rafaela appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Blake held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rafaela 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.
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, Rafaela #1282 in 2022.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 1999–2025
Blake held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Rafaela in 3.
Highest recorded here: Blake #382 in 2022, Rafaela #1282 in 2022.
The order changed in 2011: Blake moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #3936 and #2535; by 2011 that had become #2893 and #3549.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Blake #596, Rafaela #2278.
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
- 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
- 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 · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Peaked in the same years
- 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
Side by side
| Field | Blake | Rafaela |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 | England and Wales · Boys #144 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2278 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Blake has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Rafaela.
- 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 #596 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Rafaela
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #3848 among girls in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls