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Blake vs Serine

Blake and Serinecompared 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 2021, Blake was ranked #428 and Serine #3961 among girls in England and Wales.

Blake and Serine over time

Blake and Serine appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Blake held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Serine 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.

Serine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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 · Girls11 shared years, 20072021

    Blake held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Serine in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Blake #428 in 2021, Serine #3422 in 2009.

    The order changed in 2012: Blake moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #3936 and #3422; by 2012 that had become #1893 and #4171.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Blake #428, Serine #3961.

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, Serine
FieldBlakeSerine
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
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #156 (2025)Norway · Girls #361 (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 has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Serine.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

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

Serine

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1986

    First recorded at #671 among girls in Norway in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1986–2025

    Highest recorded position: #237 among girls in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1986–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #361 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls