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 1987 and has been recorded in 28 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 147 babies (rank #107 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

835

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

147

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

Other boys' names starting with J

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1987	2	#1,132
1988	2	#1,154
1989	8	#760
1990	7	#807
1991	7	#822
1992	9	#740
1993	17	#593
1994	24	#506
1995	11	#711
1996	15	#628
1997	21	#539
1998	14	#649
1999	19	#580
2000	22	#543
2001	13	#685
2002	21	#532
2003	29	#453
2004	23	#502
2005	22	#512
2006	22	#505
2007	20	#511
2008	31	#401
2009	20	#490
2010	46	#291
2011	82	#189
2012	73	#192
2013	108	#132
2014	147	#107