Jake
Top 1000
About Jake
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.
Pronounced JAYK.
As of October 2026, Jake ranked #457 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #96 in 2000, Nameberry popularity #511.
Editor's take: The name Jake is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "supplanter".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #190 | 2,171 | 1,130.2 |
| 2015 | #207 | 1,922 | 1,002.7 |
| 2016 | #242 | 1,586 | 835.7 |
| 2017 | #249 | 1,503 | 812 |
| 2018 | #263 | 1,379 | 759.3 |
| 2019 | #294 | 1,175 | 654.9 |
| 2020 | #320 | 1,035 | 599.6 |
| 2021 | #337 | 969 | 553.9 |
| 2022 | #405 | 790 | 452.5 |
| 2023 | #408 | 782 | 457.2 |
| 2024 | #422 | 743 | 431.3 |
| 2025 | #457 | 682 | 399.3 |
World rankings
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Jake on lists
Famous Jakes
- 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
- Jake Jaeyun Sim
South Korean singer and songwriter from Australia; member of Kpop boy-band Enhypen
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"