Jake has been given to about 129,539 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2004, which makes it a millennial-parent name.
Jake ranks 457th among American boys in 2025, with 682 born that year. Its best year was 2004, when 4,487 babies were given the name, ranking 98th. The typical living American called Jake is about 24 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.07% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.