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Jake

JAYK
Hebrew, diminutive of Jacob
"supplanter"
Clare Green
By Clare Green
Updated Tue Sep 30 2025

Jake Origin and Meaning

The name Jake is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "supplanter".

This unpretentious, accessible, and optimistic ("everything's jake" -- meaning OK) short form of the top name Jacob is itself widely used, though more parents these days are opting for the full name Jacob. Jake (born Jacob) Gyllenhall is its most prominent current bearer.

As of 2023, Jake was in the US Top 500, but ranked more highly in the UK and in The Netherlands.

# 422 in the US

Jake Rank in US Top 1000

# 245 on Nameberry

Jake Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Jake

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Famous People Named Jake

  • Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal
    American actor
  • Jake T. Austin (born Jake Austin Szymanski)
    American actor
  • Jake Monreal
    American ballroom dancer
  • Jake Christopher Delhomme
    American football player
  • Jacob Mark "Jake" Pitts
    American guitarist
  • Jason Steven "Jake" Plummer
    American football player
  • Jake Edward Long
    American football player
  • Joshua Ryan "Jake" Owen
    American singer
  • Jacob "Jake" Short
    American actor
  • Jake Brown
    Australian pro skateboarder
  • Jake Bugg (born Jake Edwin Kennedy)
    English singer,songwriter
  • Jake Weber
    English actor
  • Jake Matthew Lloyd
    American actor and entrepreneur
  • Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta
    American boxer
  • Jake Peter Roche
    British actor and musician
  • Jake Johnson (born Mark Jake Johnson Weinberger) American actor
    comedian and director
  • Jacob Edward "Jake" Peavy
    American baseball player
  • Jerry Dean "Jake" Gibbs
    American baseball player
  • Iakovos "Jake" Chapman
    English artist
  • Jake Roper
    American vlogger "Vsauce 3"
  • Jake Kaminski
    American archer
  • Jake Joseph Paul
    Youtuber
  • Jake Mitchell
    British internet personality
  • Jake Dufner
    American internet personality
  • Jake Stone Gonzollo (b. 2017)
    son of Barry's Bootcamp CEO Joey Gonzalez

The name Jake in Pop Culture

  • Jake Sully
    main character in movie "Avatar"
  • J.J. "Jake" Gittes
    main character in movie "Chinatown"
  • Jake the Dog
    character on TV's "Adventure Time"
  • Jake Muller
    character in the game "Resident Evil 6"
  • Jake Marshall
    character in 'Ace Attorney' game series
  • Jake Poddington
    character in Tom Swift in Captivity (1912)
  • Jake Peralta
    character on TV show, "Brooklyn Nine,Nine"
  • Jake Doyle
    character on TV's "Republic of Doyle"
  • Jake Puckerman
    character on TV's "Glee"
  • Jacob David "Jake" Harper
    character on TV's "Two and a Half Men"
  • Jacob "Jake" Bohm
    main character on TV's "Touch"
  • Jake Ryan
    character on TV's "Hannah Montana"
  • Jake Ryan
    character in movie "Sixteen Candles"
  • Jake Blues
    character from the movie "Blues Brothers"
  • Jake from State Farm
    advertising mascot
  • Jake Morgendorffer
    character in animated series "Daria"
  • Jake English
    character in web comic "Homestuck"
  • Jake Berman
    character on TV's "The Mind of the Married Man"
  • Jake
    elf on TV's "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom"
  • Jake Styles
    character on TV's "Jake and the Fatman"
  • Jacob "Jake" Moon
    character on British soap "EastEnders"
  • Jake Dean
    character on British soap "Hollyoaks"
  • Jake Featherston
    character in Harry Turtledove's Southern Victory series
  • "American Dragon: Jake Long
    " animated TV series
  • Jake
    character in the Ape Escape video game series
  • Jake
    dog in video game "Dog's Life"
  • Jake Fischer
    character in movie "The Guardian"
  • Jake Berenson
    character in the Animorphs series by K. A. Applegate
  • Jacob P. "Jake" Spidermonkey
    main character in animated series "My Gym Partner's a Monkey"
  • Jake
    character in 2003 movie "Freaky Friday"
  • Jake Chambers
    character in Stephen King's The Dark Tower series
  • Jake Baker
    character in movie "Cheaper by the Dozen"
  • Jake Martin
    character on American soap "All My Children"
  • Jake Martin
    character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
  • Jake Green
    main character on TV's "Jericho"
  • Jake Tucker
    boy with an upside,down face on TV's "Family Guy"
  • Jake
    Karate teacher on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
  • Jake Jagielski
    minor character in "One Tree Hill"
  • Jake Brockman
    character on TV show 'Outnumbered'
  • Jake
    character in Erin Hunter's book series "Warriors"
  • Jake Simmons
    character on TV's "The Flash" and "Arrow"
  • Jake Crossley
    character on TV's "Evermoor"
  • Jake Fitzgerald
    a character on MTV's "Scream: The TV Series"
  • Jacob "Jake" Rosati
    character on MTV's "Awkward."
  • Jake Salt
    character on TV's "Famous in Love"
  • "Jake 2.0
    " TV series and main character
  • "Jake the Peg
    " song by Rolf Harris
  • Less than Jake
    American rock band
  • Jake Griffin
    minor character on "The 100"
  • Cactus Jake
    character in the cartoon show "Garfield and Friends" based on the Garfield comic strip
  • Jake Sisko
    character on the TV show "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"

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