Blake
A Germanic name that carries the sense of "black" or "dark". In Poland it stays rare enough that most people have never met one: only around 66 people use it, and nearly all are men.
Blake Pronunciation
Blake is pronounced BLAH-ke (/ˈblakɛ/).
What Blake means
Where Blake comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Blake began as a surname, and behind it sit two Old English words that pull in opposite directions. One is "blæc", meaning black or dark. The other is "blāc", meaning pale or shining. Both are Germanic. A medieval Blake might have been named for dark hair or for a pale face, and after centuries nobody can say which nickname fixed itself to a family.
The name kept its English colouring. William Blake, the London poet and engraver who died in 1827, is the bearer most people meet first. His name held both senses at once and never settled the argument.
In Poland the form arrives through English film and music. It has no place in the church calendar, and no name-day. A teacher reading it off a class register in Gdańsk sounds it out once, then moves on. Blake takes no Polish diminutive. On the urząd form it stays Blake.
The meaning underneath is plain: czarny, ciemny, dark.
How many people are named Blake
1 in 338828 men in Poland is named Blake. 66 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #4464 among male names.
Blake's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Blake as a middle name
Blake is a first name for 66 men in Poland and a middle name for another 35, a 65/35 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 1380th, between Berthold (35) and Christos (35).
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#1378 Arun35
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#1379 Berthold35
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#1380 Blake35
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#1381 Christos35
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#1382 Elwis35