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Jake

/ˈdʒeɪk/ · 100% boys · #457 in the US for boys, 2025

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.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈdʒeɪk/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 112,724
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jake per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2004 · 4,487
  • Born in 2025682
  • All time129,539
  • England & Wales, 2025#235 · 213

How popular is Jake?

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.

Names that sound like Jake

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jace0.89
  2. Jayce0.75
  3. Jase0.75
  4. Jackie0.71
  5. Blake0.70
  6. Drake0.70
  7. Jacque0.68
  8. Jayme0.64

Middle names for Jake

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jake Thomas0.80
  2. Jake Cole0.79
  3. Jake Miles0.79
  4. Jake Wilder0.78
  5. Jake James0.66
  6. Jake Paul0.61

Sibling names for Jake

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Colinbrother · 0.99
  2. Brycebrother · 0.99
  3. Gabriellesister · 0.98
  4. Alejandrobrother · 0.98
  5. Paigesister · 0.98
  6. Mackenziesister · 0.97

Where Jake is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.07%
  2. Mississippi0.06%
  3. Connecticut0.05%
  4. Kansas0.04%
  5. New York0.04%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Jake Wilson0.75
  2. Jake Williams0.75
  3. Jake Walker0.75
  4. Jake Turner0.75
  5. Jake Torres0.75
  6. Jake Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Jake

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Jake across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.