Fair-haired meadow or dark lake clearing
A modern American invention, Blakelyn combines the surname-turned-first-name Blake with the popular suffix -lyn. It draws on the dual Old English roots of Blake, which can paradoxically mean both 'fair' and 'dark,' combined with the Welsh or English 'lyn' meaning lake or pool.
About 99 girls were named Blakelyn in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
