Jake
A medieval English short form of Jacob, from Hebrew Ya'aqov, a name linked in the Bible both to the word for heel and to a sense of supplanting.
Jake in 2025
Jake was given to 682 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 923rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 4,861 babies born.
The history of Jake
Jake reached its highest point in 2004, when 4,487 babies were given the name, ranking 171st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 169th, in 2003.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 129,539 babies have been named Jake. Half of them were born before 2000, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Jake by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jake | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 972 | 283 |
| 1890s | 892 | 385 |
| 1900s | 989 | 470 |
| 1910s | 2,680 | 499 |
| 1920s | 3,022 | 646 |
| 1930s | 1,943 | 804 |
| 1940s | 1,800 | 905 |
| 1950s | 1,613 | 1,071 |
| 1960s | 1,387 | 1,414 |
| 1970s | 3,373 | 775 |
| 1980s | 11,325 | 306 |
| 1990s | 33,203 | 176 |
| 2000s | 39,907 | 169 |
| 2010s | 21,426 | 203 |
| 2020s | 5,007 | 640 |
Where Jake is heading
Jake has fallen 65% over the past decade, from 1,922 babies in 2015 to 682 in 2025.
Names like Jake
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jake.