# Jake (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/jake/  
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 |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /d͡ʒeɪk/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 129,539 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 129,322 / 217 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 67,109, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Originally a medieval variant of Jack; today also used as a diminutive form of Jacob and James.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 15 | 6,118 |
| 1995 | 9 | 9,047 |
| 1996 | 8 | 9,920 |
| 1997 | 9 | 9,335 |
| 1998 | 7 | 11,620 |
| 1999 | 7 | 11,861 |
| 2000 | 7 | 12,315 |
| 2001 | 6 | 14,226 |
| 2003 | 10 | 9,972 |
| 2004 | 14 | 7,987 |
| 2006 | 11 | 10,185 |
| 2008 | 5 | 18,672 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10,986 |
| 2012 | 6 | 15,748 |
| 2016 | 5 | 17,308 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3,110 | 129 |
| 2012 | 2,679 | 153 |
| 2013 | 2,450 | 166 |
| 2014 | 2,171 | 190 |
| 2015 | 1,922 | 207 |
| 2016 | 1,586 | 242 |
| 2017 | 1,503 | 249 |
| 2018 | 1,379 | 263 |
| 2019 | 1,175 | 295 |
| 2020 | 1,036 | 320 |
| 2021 | 969 | 337 |
| 2022 | 790 | 406 |
| 2023 | 782 | 410 |
| 2024 | 748 | 421 |
| 2025 | 682 | 457 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2,619 | 29 |
| 2012 | 2,423 | 33 |
| 2013 | 2,311 | 32 |
| 2014 | 2,207 | 33 |
| 2015 | 2,013 | 34 |
| 2016 | 1,405 | 45 |
| 2017 | 1,135 | 56 |
| 2018 | 988 | 67 |
| 2019 | 755 | 80 |
| 2020 | 565 | 107 |
| 2021 | 553 | 108 |
| 2022 | 411 | 134 |
| 2023 | 319 | 162 |
| 2024 | 270 | 185 |
| 2025 | 213 | 235 |

## In other languages

- Chinese: 傑克 /杰克
- Finnish: Jaakko, Jaska, Jake
- French: Jacky
- German: Jockel
- Greek: Τζέικ
- Irish: Séamaisín
- Italian: Lapo
- Portuguese: Iago
- Russian: Я́ша
- Spanish: Santi, Diego, Iago, Yago
- Ukrainian: Я́ша
- Welsh: Iago

## People named Jake

- Jake Paul, American YouTuber and boxer (born 1997)
- Jake Wesley Rogers, American pop musician and songwriter
- Jake Zyrus, Filipino singer
- Jake T. Austin, American actor
- Jake Abel, American television actor
- Jake Johnson, American actor
- Jake LaMotta, American boxer (1922–2017)
- Jake Lloyd, American actor
- Jake Bugg, English singer-songwriter (born 1994)
- Jake Livermore, English association football player (born 1989)
- Jake Roberts, American professional wrestler
- Jake Short, American teen actor

## 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.