# Jaak (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/jaak/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | not in the US data |
| Boys / girls in the US | not in the US data |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## People named Jaak

- Kristjan Jaak Peterson, Estonian writer (1801-1822)
- Jaak Uudmäe, Estonian athletics competitor, coach and sportsperson (born 1954)
- Jaak Mae, Estonian cross-country skier (born 1972)
- Jaak Panksepp, American-Estonian neuroscientist (1943-2017)
- Jaak Aab, Estonian politician (born 1960)
- Jaak Lipso, Estonian basketball player and coach (1940–2023)
- Jaak Joala, Estonian singer (1950-2014)
- Jaak Aaviksoo, Estonian politician, physicist, basketball player and sportsperson (born 1954)
- Jaak Madison, Estonian politician (born 1991)
- Jaak Salumets, Estonian basketball player, coach and politician (born 1949)
- Jaak Jõerüüt, Estonian writer, politician and diplomat (born 1947)
- Jaak Gabriëls, Belgian politician (1943–2024)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.