Jake: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced JAYK · 1 syllable

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

How popular is Jake?

Jake was the #457 name in the US in 2025, given to 682 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 68% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Babies named Jake in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2000).

Half of US adults named Jake are older than 28; most are between 19 and 53. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Jake have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Jake is pronounced JAYK.

Jake was the #457 name in the US in 2025, given to 682 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 68% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Half of US adults named Jake are older than 28. Most are between 19 and 53.