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Jake

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Abbreviation of Jacob.
English

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Nature
  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Jake

Pronunciation

j(a)-ke

Celebrity Babies

Son of Niki Taylor, Son of Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #98, 4,469 births); most recent 2025 (rank #457, 682 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #5980, 15 births); most recent 2016 (rank #16210, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025682–
2024743–
2023782–
2022790–
2021969–
20201,035–
20191,175–
20181,379–
20171,503–
20161,5865

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #18, 4,331 births); most recent 2025 (rank #235, 213 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025213
2024270
2023319
2022411
2021553
2020565
2019755
2018988
20171,135
20161,405

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #1636, 18 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202318
202215
202113
202016
201913
20189
201713
20169
201510
20147

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #28, 320 births); most recent 2025 (rank #98, 60 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202560
202492
2023106
2022112
2021147
2020129
2019166
2018182
2017184
2016225

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #44, 167 births); most recent 2025 (rank #208, 20 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202520
202427
202322
202234
202132
202027
201939
201872
201766
201699

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #14, 152 births); most recent 2025 (rank #126, 18 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202518
202428
202334
202255
202161
202051
201953
201876
201777
2016110

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #59, 83 births); most recent 2023 (rank #182, 19 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202319
202218
202129
202028
201946
201820
201734
201641
201538
201441

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence