Blake vs Stanley
Blake and Stanleycompared 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 Stanley #478 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Blake was ranked #96 and Stanley #414 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Blake was ranked #104 and Stanley #102 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Blake was ranked #156 and Stanley #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Blake and Stanley over time
Blake and Stanley appear together in 3 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Blake held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Stanley in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Stanley reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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 Stanley changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #104 and #102.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Blake and Stanley averaged 15.7 places apart, ending at #104 and #102.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Blake #56 in 2013, Stanley #59 in 2015.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Blake held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Stanley in 12.
Highest recorded here: Blake #56 in 2013, Stanley #59 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Blake #104, Stanley #102.
Republic of Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 1984–2025
Blake held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Stanley in 0.
Highest recorded here: Blake #105 in 2016, Stanley #263 in 1994.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Blake #156, Stanley #577.
Northern Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2006–2022
Blake held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Stanley in 0.
Highest recorded here: Blake #75 in 2021, Stanley #250 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Blake #96, Stanley #414.
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
| Field | Blake | Stanley |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #156 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (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 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Blake and Stanley both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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
Stanley
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #95 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #59 among boys in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys