Female or male.
Pronounciation: blyak
Origin: Old English
Meaning: black; pale, white.
History: Transferred use of the surname. It was originally a nickname for someone with hair or skin that was either very dark or very light. Made familiar in the 1980s due to the fictitious character Blake Carrington on the TV series "Dynasty." Director Blake Edwards.
Variants: Blakely and Blakeman.
Popularity: Blake is a very popular male first name, ranking 342 out of 1219 for males of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. Blake is a very popular surname, ranking 403 out of 88799 for people of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.
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