Jake

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Jake is a masculine given name derived from Jacob. It can also be a nickname of Jacob and various other given names.

From Wikipedia

Jake first appears in the data in 1986 and has been recorded in 35 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 1,240 babies (rank #36 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jake

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jake yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

19,374

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,240

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Jake Peralta — top detective, eternal manchild

Famous people named Jake

Jake PaulYouTuber · b. 1997
Jake ZyrusYouTuber · b. 1992
Jake Wesley Rogersrecording artist · b. 1996
Jake T. Austinfilm actor · b. 1994
Jake Abelfilm actor · b. 1987

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Other boys' names starting with J

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1986	135	#79
1987	158	#75
1988	234	#59
1989	335	#46
1990	410	#38
1991	674	#20
1992	814	#18
1993	1,027	#12
1994	1,181	#9
1995	1,025	#10
1996	978	#9
1997	863	#16
1998	773	#18
1999	685	#20
2000	631	#23
2001	562	#26
2002	541	#24
2003	505	#26
2004	550	#23
2005	519	#27
2006	336	#24
2007	289	#30
2008	484	#29
2009	469	#29
2010	495	#26
2011	464	#30
2012	397	#37
2013	331	#47
2014	319	#55
2015	1,124	#40
2016	1,240	#36
2017	298	#79
2018	202	#89
2019	223	#94
2020	103	#108