Girl’s name · English, American English

Blakelyn

How to say it: BLAYK-lin · /ˈbleɪklɪn/

Modern American blend of Blake meaning 'dark' plus -lyn - invented surname-style feminine name.

Blakelyn was the 925th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 99 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.2-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #831 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#925for girls in 2025
1 in 14,414US babies
99born in 2025
#831projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Blakelyn
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#925
Babies born in 202599
Share of births1 in 14,414
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×2.2
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#831

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Blakelyn is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 70 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Blakelyn also love

Nicknames

  • Blake
  • Lyn
  • Blakey

Other spellings

Honouring a Blakelyn in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Blakelyn is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English.

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