Girl name · Old English
Blakely
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: dark clearingBlakely is a girl's name that comes from Old English and means "dark clearing". It is used in English.
- Meaning
- Dark clearing
- Origin
- Old English
- Gender
- Girl
- US rank
- #191 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Blakely
As a girl's name, Blakely comes from Old English and means "dark clearing". It is used in English.
Blakely is also a surname: the 3,121st most common in the 2020 US Census, held by 11,257 people. See the most common last names.
Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names
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“Old English for dark clearing; crisp and confident”
From Country girl names, surname names for Southern girls
How popular is Blakely?
- US rank in 2025
- #191
- 1,638 babies, 1,019 per million girls
- Best rank
- #156 in 2021
- Most babies: 1,892 in 2024
- Babies since 1969
- At least 20,802
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 0 per million |
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| 1890s | 0 per million |
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| 1960s | 0 per million |
| 1970s | 4 per million |
| 1980s | 12 per million |
| 1990s | 19 per million |
| 2000s | 40 per million |
| 2010s | 500 per million |
| 2020s | 1,097 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #270 | #259 | #250 | #183 | #167 | #156 | #167 | #156 | #158 | #191 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Blakely
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- BlakeFrom a surname meaning black or pale (Old English, unisex)
Names with a similar meaning
- MelaniaBlack, dark (Greek, girl)
- MelanieBlack, dark (Greek, girl)
- AinsleyFrom a place named for a solitary or hermitage clearing (English, unisex)
- DonovanDark brown (Irish Gaelic, boy)
- DouglasDark river (Scottish Gaelic, boy)
- DoyleDescendant of the dark stranger (Irish Gaelic, boy)
- DuffDark (Scottish Gaelic, boy)
- KedarDark (Hebrew, boy)
- KeiraDark one (Irish Gaelic, girl)
- KieranLittle dark one (Irish Gaelic, boy)
- MauriceDark-skinned, Moorish (Latin, boy)
- AdhamBlack, dark (Arabic, boy)
- AshleyAsh tree clearing (Old English, unisex)
- BentleyFrom a surname meaning bentgrass clearing (Old English, boy)
- BradleyBroad clearing (Old English, boy)
Middle names for Blakely
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.
More girl names from Old English
- EdithRich in war (Old English, girl)
- StormTempest (Old English, unisex)
- AudreyNoble strength (Old English, girl)
- HarperHarp player (Old English, unisex)
- LindenLime tree (Old English, unisex)
- LindsayLincoln island (Old English, unisex)
- SundayDay of the sun (Old English, unisex)
- ÆlfflædElf beauty (Old English, girl)
- ÆlfgifuElf gift (Old English, girl)
- ÆlfthrythElf strength (Old English, girl)
- ÆlfwynnElf joy (Old English, girl)
- ÆthelflædNoble beauty (Old English, girl)
- ÆthelthrythNoble strength (Old English, girl)
- AshAsh tree (Old English, unisex)
- AspenAspen tree (Old English, unisex)
- AudenFrom Ealdwine, old friend, or Norse Hálfdan (Old English, unisex)
- AveryElf counsel (Old English, unisex)
- BerkeleyBirch wood (Old English, unisex)
Blakely: common questions
What does the name Blakely mean?
Blakely comes from Old English and means "dark clearing".
Is Blakely a boy or girl name?
Blakely is mainly a girl's name. In 2025, 1,638 girls and 8 boys in the US were named Blakely, according to Social Security Administration data.
Where does the name Blakely come from?
Blakely comes from Old English and means "dark clearing". Today it is used in English.
How popular is the name Blakely?
Blakely ranked #191 in the US in 2025, with 1,638 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Blakely?
Names spelled like Blakely include Blake.
What middle names go with Blakely?
Middle names that flow well with Blakely include Amber, Daisy, Esme, Gemma and Ivy. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.