Jak

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Korean

Jak first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2002 with 159 babies (rank #213 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jak

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

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.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.

1,861

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

159

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	102	#274
1997	107	#264
1998	117	#249
1999	126	#241
2000	125	#238
2001	118	#243
2002	159	#213
2003	138	#234
2004	125	#263
2005	101	#318
2006	94	#365
2007	99	#369
2008	82	#446
2009	70	#503
2010	57	#594
2011	57	#607
2012	37	#844
2013	44	#739
2014	40	#789
2015	39	#814
2016	24	#1,167