Jake

“Variant of Jacob — Supplanter, or holder of the heel” — Hebrew, via Greek and Latin origin

Boy's name · #457 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Jake's best rank, #96, came in 2000; it has settled back to #457 today. Roughly 129,000 boys have been named Jake since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Its center of gravity has moved: strongest in the South in the 1940s and 1950s, strongest in the Northeast today.

Around the world: #95 in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jakes

Jake Gyllenhaal — American actor (born 1980)
Jake Paul — American YouTuber and boxer (born 1997)
Jake Zyrus — Filipino singer
Jake Wesley Rogers — American pop musician and songwriter
Jake T. Austin — American actor

In stories & tradition

Jake Sully — Avatar · Avatar: The Way of Water
Jake Sisko — Star Trek · Antimatter
Jake the Dog — Adventure Time · Distant Lands

What Jakes become

Among 1,547 notable people named Jake:

Sports figures appear 2.86× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jake Paul, American YouTuber and boxer (born 1997).

Similar names: Jace · Collin · Jax · Blake · Seth · Trace

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