Dark meadow or pale clearing
Blakley is a variant of the English surname Blakeley. It derives from Old English elements meaning either 'black' or 'pale' combined with 'leah', meaning a woodland clearing or meadow. This duality in meaning stems from the linguistic similarity between the Old English words 'blΓ¦c' and 'blΔc'.
Less common today
Blakley isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,659 in 2021.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).
A character in the young adult novel series Β· The Selection
Daughter of reality TV personality Jason Kennedy
