Blake vs Shan

Blake and Shancompared 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 2022, Blake was ranked #96 and Shan #414 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2020, Blake was ranked #102 and Shan #4608 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Blake was ranked #382 and Shan #4645 among girls in England and Wales.

Blake and Shan over time

Blake and Shan appear together in 2 published lists, across 33 years of shared records. Blake held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Shan 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.

Shan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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 · Boys21 shared years, 1996–2020
Blake held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Shan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Blake #56 in 2013, Shan #1642 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Blake #102, Shan #4608.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1997–2022
Blake held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Shan in 3.
Highest recorded here: Blake #382 in 2022, Shan #2738 in 1997.
The order changed in 2011: Blake moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #3936 and #3422; by 2011 that had become #2893 and #4764.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Blake #382, Shan #4645.

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, Shan
Field	Blake	Shan
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	Used for both boys and girls
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	1
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
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #156 (2025)	Northern Ireland · Boys #414 (2022)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	60/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Blake has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Shan.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.

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

Shan

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4645 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Girls