Blake (given name)

Blake is a male given name which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin.

Blake was the name of one of the 14 Tribes of Galway in Ireland. These Blakes were descendants of Richard Caddell, alias Blake, who was involved in the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169. As such a long present foreign name, it became known as de Bláca in Irish.

Notable people with the given name "Blake" include

A

• Blake Acres (born 1995), Australian rules footballer
• Blake Adams (born 1975), American golfer
• Blake Ahearn (born 1984), American basketball coach
• Blake Aldridge (born 1982), British diver
• Blake Allen (born 1988), American composer
• Blake Anderson (born 1984), American actor
• Blake Anderson (American football) (born 1969), American football coach
• Blake Andrews (born 1968), American photographer
• Blake Annen (born 1991), American football player
• Blake Archbold (born 2001), Australian footballer
• Blake Austin (born 1991), Australian rugby league footballer
• Blake Ayshford (born 1988), Australian rugby league footballer

B

• Blake Bailey (born 1963), American writer
• Blake Baker (born 1982), American football coach
• Blake Ball (1938–2006), Canadian ice hockey player
• Blake Barnett (born 1995), American football player
• Blake Bartlett (born 1993), Bahamian sprinter
• Blake Bashoff (born 1981), American actor
• Blake Baxter (born 1963), American musician
• Blake Beavan (born 1989), American baseball player
• Blake Beemer (born 1991), American baseball player
• Blake Bell (born 1991), American football player
• Blake Bellefeuille (born 1977), American ice hockey player
• Blake Berris (born 1984), American actor
• Blake Bjorklund (born 1985), American stock car racing driver
• Blake Blackburn (born 1992), Australian sports shooter
• Blake Bodily (born 1998), American soccer player
• Blake Bolden (born 1991), American ice hockey player
• Blake Bortles (born 1992), American football player
• Blake Aoki Borysewicz (born 1993), Japanese-American basketball player
• Blake Nelson Boyd (born 1970), American actor
• Blake Brandel (born 1997), American football player
• Blake Brettschneider (born 1989), American soccer player
• Blake Broadhurst (born 1985), Australian rules footballer
• Blake Brockermeyer (born 1973), American football player
• Blake Brockington (1996–2015), American activist
• Blake Broszus (born 2000), Canadian fencer
• Blake Burdette (born 1980), American rugby union footballer
• Blake Butler (1924–1981), English actor
• Blake Butler (author) (born 1979), American writer

C

• Blake Caldwell (born 1984), American cyclist
• Blake Camp (born 1983), American soccer player
• Blake Campbell (born 1982), Australian rules footballer
• Blake Caparello (born 1985), Australian boxer
• Blake Caracella (born 1977), Australian rules footballer
• Blake Carpenter (born 1991), American politician
• Blake Cashman (born 1996), American football player
• Blake Cederlind (born 1996), American baseball player
• Blake Chancey (born 1962), American record producer
• Blake Chanslor (1920–2009), American businessman
• Blake Charlton (born 1979), American author
• Blake Christensen (born 1995), American ice hockey player
• Blake Christian (born 1997), American professional wrestler
• Blake Clark (born 1946), American actor and comedian
• Blake Coburn (born 1995), New Zealand cricketer
• Blake Cochrane (born 1991), Australian Paralympic swimmer
• Blake Coleman (born 1991), American ice hockey player
• Blake Comeau (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
• Blake Converse (born 1965), American admiral
• Blake Cooper (born 2001), American actor
• Blake Corum (born 2000), American football player
• Blake Costanzo (born 1984), American football player
• Blake Countess (born 1993), American football player
• Blake Crouch (born 1978), American author
• Blake Cullen (born 2002), English cricketer
• Blake Curd (born 1967), American politician

D

• Blake Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Blake Dean (disambiguation), multiple people
• Blake Debassige (born 1956), Canadian artist
• Blake DeLong (born 1980), American actor
• Blake Dermott (born 1961), Canadian football player
• Blake Desjarlais (born 1993), Canadian politician
• Blake DeWitt (born 1985), American baseball player
• Blake Dietrick (born 1993), American basketball player
• Blake F. Donaldson (1892–1966), American physician
• Blake Doriot, American politician
• Blake Doyle (born 1954), American baseball coach
• Blake Dunlop (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player

E

• Blake Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
• Blake Elliott (born 1981), American football player
• Blake Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Blake Emmons, Canadian singer
• Blake Enever (born 1991), Australian rugby union footballer
• Blake Enzie (born 2001), Canadian skeleton racer
• Blake Evans (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
• Blake McIver Ewing (born 1985), American singer-songwriter
• Blake Ezor (born 1966), American football player

F

• Blake Farber (born 1985), American music director
• Blake Farenthold (born 1961), American politician
• Blake Feese (born 1982), American race car driver
• Blake Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Blake Filippi (born 1980), American politician
• Blake Fisher (born 2003), American football player
• Blake Fitzpatrick (born 1955), Canadian photographer
• Blake Fleming (born 1972), American drummer
• Blake Foster (born 1985), American actor and martial artist
• Blake Francis (born 1998), American basketball player
• Blake Freeland (born 2001), American football player
• Blake Frischknecht (born 1995), American soccer player

G

• Blake Gailen (born 1985), American-Israeli baseball player
• Blake Gaudry (born 1991), American gymnast
• Blake Geoffrion (born 1988), American ice hockey player
• Blake Gibbons (born 1961), American actor
• Blake Gibson (born 1995), New Zealand rugby union footballer
• Blake Gideon (born 1989), American football coach
• Blake Gillikin (born 1998), American football player
• Blake Goldring (born 1958), Canadian philanthropist
• Blake Gopnik (born 1963), American art critic
• Blake Gottesman (born 1980), American politician
• Blake Govers (born 1996), Australian field hockey player
• Blake Green (born 1986), Australian rugby league footballer
• Blake Griffin (born 1989), American basketball player
• Blake Grima (born 1984), Australian rules footballer
• Blake Grossman, British corporate executive
• Blake Grupe (born 1998), American football player

H

• Blake Hamilton (born 1994), American basketball player
• Blake Hance (born 1996), American football player
• Blake Hardwick (born 1997), Australian rules footballer
• Blake Harnage (born 1988), American songwriter
• Blake Harrison (born 1985), British actor
• Blake Haubeil (born 1999), American football player
• Blake Hawksworth (born 1983), American baseball player
• Blake Heron (1982–2017), American actor
• Blake Alphonso Higgs (1915–1986), Bahamian singer
• Blake Hillman (born 1996), American ice hockey player
• Blake Hoffarber (born 1988), American basketball player
• Blake Hood (born 1985), American actor
• Blake Horton (born 1994), Australian footballer
• Blake Hounshell (1978–2023), American journalist
• Blake Huffman (1902–1985), Canadian politician
• Blake Hunter (born 1934), American television producer
• Blake Hutcheson, Canadian corporate executive

I

• Blake Irving (born 1959), American corporate executive

J

• Blake Jackson (born 1994), American football player
• Blake Jarwin (born 1994), American football player
• Blake Jenner (born 1992), American actor
• Blake Johnson, American politician
• Blake Johnson (Arkansas politician), American politician
• Blake Jones (born 1997), American stock car racing driver
• Blake Judd (born 1982), American musician
• Blake Judd (filmmaker) (born 1981), American writer

K

• Blake Kessel (born 1989), American ice hockey player
• Blake Koch (born 1985), American stock car racing driver
• Blake Krikorian (1967–2016), American entrepreneur
• Blake Kyd (born 1988), South African rugby union footballer

L

• Blake Lalli (born 1983), American baseball player
• Blake Lawrie (born 1997), Australian rugby league footballer
• Blake Lazarus (born 1988), Greek rugby league footballer
• Blake Leary (born 1990), Australian rugby league footballer
• Blake Lee (born 1983), American actor
• Blake Leeper (born 1989), American Paralympic athlete
• Blake Leibel (born 1981), Canadian murderer
• Blake Leigh-Smith (born 1990), Australian motorcycle racer
• Blake Lewis (born 1981), American singer
• Blake Leyh (born 1962), American composer
• Blake Lindsley (born 1973), American actress
• Blake Little, American photographer
• Blake Lively (born 1987), American actress
• Blake Lizotte (born 1997), American ice hockey player
• Blake Lloyd, Canadian engineer
• Blake Lothian (born 2002), American stock car racing driver
• Blake Lynch (born 1997), American football player

M

• Blake MacDonald (born 1976), Canadian curler
• Blake Malone (born 2001), American soccer player
• Blake Marnell, American activist
• Blake Marshall (born 1965), Canadian football player
• Blake Martinez (born 1994), American football player
• Blake Masters (born 1986), American politician and author
• Blake Masters (screenwriter), American screenwriter
• Blake Mawson (born 1984), Canadian actor
• Blake Mazza (born 1998), American football player
• Blake McCormick (born 1964), American television producer
• Blake McGrath (born 1983), Canadian dancer
• Blake Michael (born 1996), American actor
• Blake Miguez (born 1981), American politician
• Blake Miller (disambiguation), multiple people
• Blake Mills (born 1986), American singer and songwriter
• Blake Mitchell (born 1984), American football player
• Blake Mitchell (baseball) (born 2004), American baseball player
• Blake Moore (born 1980), American politician
• Blake Moore (American football) (born 1958), American football player
• Blake Morant, American academic administrator
• Blake Morgan, American musician
• Blake Morrison (born 1950), British poet and author
• Blake Morton (born 1991), American curler
• Blake Mott (born 1996), Australian tennis player
• Blake Mueller (born 1982), Australian rugby league footballer
• Blake Murphy (born 2000), Irish Gaelic footballer
• Blake Mycoskie (born 1976), American entrepreneur

N

• Blake Neely (born 1969), American composer
• Blake Nelson (born 1965), American author
• Blake Paul Neubert (born 1981), American painter
• Blake T. Newton (1889–1977), American politician
• Blake Nikitaras (born 2000), Australian cricketer
• Blake Nill (born 1962), Canadian football player
• Blake Nordstrom (1960–2019), American businessman

O

• Blake Ochoa (born 1985), Spanish baseball player
• Blake O'Connor (born 2000), Australian musician
• Blake Oshiro (born 1970), American politician
• Blake Ostler (born 1957), American philosopher

P

• Blake Papsin (born 1959), Canadian otolaryngologist
• Blake Parker (born 1985), American football player
• Blake Parlett (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
• Blake Paulson, American politician
• Blake Pavey (born 2002), Australian comedian
• Blake Pedersen (born 1965), Canadian politician
• Blake Pelly (1907–1990), Australian politician
• Blake Percival, American whistleblower
• Blake Perkins (born 1996), American baseball player
• Blake Pieroni (born 1995), American swimmer
• Blake Pietila (born 1993), American ice hockey player
• Blake Pietila (ice hockey, born 2000) (born 2000), American ice hockey player
• Blake Pope (born 2003), American soccer player
• Blake Pouliot (born 1994), Canadian violinist
• Blake Powell (born 1991), American soccer player
• Blake Price (born 1974), Canadian sports broadcaster
• Blake Proehl (born 1999), American football player

Q

• Blake Quick (born 2000), Australian cyclist

R

• Blake Reid, Canadian singer-songwriter
• Blake Ricciuto (born 1992), Australian footballer
• Blake Richards (born 1974), Canadian politician
• Blake Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Blake Ritson (born 1978), English actor and director
• Blake Robbins (born 1965), American actor
• Blake Robison, American actor
• Blake Roney (born 1958), American entrepreneur
• Blake Rosenthal (born 1990), American figure skater
• Blake Ross (born 1985), American software engineer
• Blake Russell (born 1975), American runner
• Blake Rutherford (born 1997), American baseball player

S

• Blake Sabol (born 1998), American baseball player
• Blake Sandberg (born 1975), American musician
• Blake L. Sartini (born 1959), American entrepreneur
• Blake Schilb (born 1983), American-Czech basketball player
• Blake Schlueter (born 1986), American football player
• Blake Schoupp, Australian rugby league footballer
• Blake Schraader (born 1994), South African cricketer
• Blake Schwarzenbach (born 1967), American musician
• Blake Sennett (born 1973), American musician
• Blake Shapen (born 2001), American football player
• Blake Shelton (born 1976), American singer
• Blake Shepard, American voice actor
• Blake Shields, American actor
• Blake Shinn (born 1987), Australian jockey
• Blake Signal (born 1982), New Zealand lawn bowler
• Blake Sims (born 1992), American football player
• Blake Skjellerup (born 1985), New Zealand speed skater
• Blake Slatkin (born 1997), American songwriter
• Blake Sloan (born 1975), American ice hockey player
• Blake Smith (born 1991), American soccer player
• Blake Smith (baseball) (born 1987), American baseball player
• Blake Snell (born 1992), American baseball player
• Blake Snyder (1957–2009), American screenwriter
• Blake Solly, Australian rugby executive
• Blake Speers (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player
• Blake Spence (born 1975), American football player
• Blake Stein (born 1973), American baseball player
• Blake Stephen (born 1960), Canadian ice hockey player
• Blake Stephens, American politician
• Blake Stepp (born 1982), American basketball player
• Blake Stern (1917–1987), American tenor
• Blake Stowell, American corporate executive
• Blake Strode (born 1987), American lawyer
• Blake Swihart (born 1992), American baseball player

T

• Blake Taaffe (born 1999), Australian rugby league footballer
• Blake Taylor (born 1995), American baseball player
• Blake Tekotte (born 1987), American baseball player
• Blake Thompson (born 1993), Australian footballer
• Blake Thomson (born 1997), Australian cricketer
• Blake Tillery (born 1983), American politician
• Blake Trahan (born 1993), American baseball player
• Blake Treinen (born 1988), American baseball player
• Blake Troop (born 1987), American MMA fighter and professional wrestler

V

• Blake R. Van Leer (1893–1956), American academic administrator
• Blake Wayne Van Leer (1926–1997), American naval officer

W

• Blake Wagner (born 1988), American soccer coach
• Blake Wallace (born 1992), Australian rugby league footballer
• Blake Walston (born 2001), American baseball player
• Blake Ward (born 1956), Canadian sculptor
• Blake Watson (1903–1998), Canadian ice hockey player
• Blake Wescott, American musician
• Blake Wesley (disambiguation), multiple people
• Blake Wheeler (born 1986), American ice hockey player
• Blake White (born 2000), American-Jamaican footballer
• Blake Whiteheart (born 2000), American football player
• Blake Whitlatch (born 1955), American football player
• Blake Colburn Wilbur (1901–1974), American surgeon
• Blake Wilson (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
• Blake S. Wilson, American researcher
• Blake Williams (born 1985), Australian motocross racer
• Blake Williams (basketball) (1924–2003), American basketball player
• Blake Windred (born 1997), Australian golfer
• Blake Wingle (born 1960), American football player
• Blake Wise (born 1989), American singer
• Blake Wood (born 1985), American baseball player
• Blake Woodruff (born 1995), American actor
• Blake Workman (1908–1983), American football player
• Blake Worsley (born 1987), Canadian swimmer
• Blake Wotherspoon (born 1997), Australian field hockey player

Y

• Blake Young (disambiguation), multiple people

Fictional characters

• Blake Carrington, a character on the television series Dynasty
• Blake Marler, a character on the drama series Guiding Light
• Blake Tower, a character in the comic book series Marvel Comics

See also

• Blake (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for "Blake"
• Blake (surname), a page for people with the surname "Blake"

References