Dark meadow or fair meadow
A modern American elaboration of the English surname Blake combined with the suffix -lee. Blake itself has a dual etymology, meaning either 'black' or 'pale', while the suffix -lee refers to a meadow or clearing.
Less common today
Blakelee isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,734 in 2019.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
