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 1996 and has been recorded in 24 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 4,331 babies (rank #18 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

64,778

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

4,331

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
1996	4,331	#18
1997	3,945	#22
1998	3,760	#22
1999	3,427	#23
2000	3,543	#22
2001	3,415	#19
2002	2,778	#25
2003	2,551	#31
2004	2,763	#26
2005	3,552	#16
2006	3,747	#15
2007	3,351	#18
2008	2,793	#23
2009	2,456	#27
2010	2,510	#29
2011	2,619	#29
2012	2,423	#33
2013	2,311	#32
2014	2,207	#33
2015	2,013	#34
2016	1,405	#45
2017	1,135	#56
2018	988	#67
2019	755	#80