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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2019 with 452 babies (rank #72 that year). In 2024 it was given to 250 boys (rank #128). 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.

12,374

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

452

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

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Jake in 2024

Other boys' names starting with J

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	293	#127
1992	311	#120
1993	329	#117
1994	341	#102
1995	398	#98
1996	362	#105
1997	350	#105
1998	320	#110
1999	300	#115
2000	349	#92
2001	279	#117
2002	290	#112
2003	333	#94
2004	353	#91
2005	351	#92
2006	334	#100
2007	341	#107
2008	387	#96
2009	419	#93
2010	427	#89
2011	430	#92
2012	409	#98
2013	403	#101
2014	420	#94
2015	425	#88
2016	428	#85
2017	417	#80
2018	421	#79
2019	452	#72
2020	416	#78
2021	394	#82
2022	348	#87
2023	289	#107
2024	250	#128