Blakeleigh is an elaborate spelling of Blakely, an English surname from the Old English blaec and leah, meaning "dark meadow" or "black clearing". The -leigh ending has become the favorite way to feminize surname names, as in Everleigh and Oakleigh. Blakeleigh has climbed from about number 3360 in 2015 to a peak of number 1600 in 2024 and ranks number 2079 in 2025.