Blake vs Zack
Blake and Zackcompared 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 Zack #181 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Blake was ranked #104 and Zack #338 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Blake was ranked #144 and Zack #177 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Blake was ranked #156 and Zack #179 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Blake and Zack over time
Blake and Zack appear together in 3 published lists, across 84 years of shared records. Blake held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Zack 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.
Zack 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.
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 Zack changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1998 and 2024, ending at #144 and #177.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Blake and Zack averaged 47.5 places apart, ending at #156 and #179.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Blake #62 in 2013, Zack #135 in 2011.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Blake held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Zack in 1.
Highest recorded here: Blake #56 in 2013, Zack #138 in 2010.
The order changed in 1997: Blake moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #207 and #188; by 1997 that had become #220 and #229.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Blake #104, Zack #338.
Republic of Ireland · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2025
Blake held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Zack in 8.
Highest recorded here: Blake #94 in 2022, Zack #140 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Blake #156, Zack #179.
Northern Ireland · Boys26 shared years, 1998–2024
Blake held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Zack in 2.
Highest recorded here: Blake #62 in 2013, Zack #135 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Blake #144, Zack #177.
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 | Zack |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #156 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #179 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Blake has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Zack.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Zack
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #188 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #135 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2011 (recorded 1998–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #179 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys