The first name Jake

In 2025, 213 boys were named Jake, making it the 235th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 4,331 births (#18).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jake with other names.

In 2025, 682 boys born in the United States were named Jake, the 457th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2004, when 4,473 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Jake Paul
  American YouTuber and boxer (born 1997)
• Jake Wesley Rogers
  American pop musician and songwriter, born 1996
• Jake Zyrus
  Filipino singer, born 1992
• Jake T. Austin
  American actor, born 1994
• Jake Abel
  American television actor, born 1987
• Jake Johnson
  American actor, born 1978
• Jake LaMotta
  American boxer (1922–2017)
• Jake Lloyd
  American actor, born 1989
• Jake Bugg
  English singer-songwriter (born 1994)
• Jake Livermore
  English association football player (born 1989)
• Jake Roberts
  American professional wrestler, born 1955
• Jake Short
  American teen actor, born 1997

What does the name Jake mean?

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

How popular is the name Jake?

In 2025, 213 boys born in England and Wales were named Jake, ranking 235th. Its peak was 1996, with 4,331 births.

Is Jake a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 129,539 US babies named Jake since 1880 were boys.

When was Jake most popular?

2004 in the United States, when 4,473 babies were named Jake, its highest rank at 98th.

How do you pronounce Jake?

Jake is /d͡ʒeɪk/, one syllable.