Jake

Meaning: Supplanter, or holder of the heel
Origin: Variant of Jacob (from Hebrew)

Boy's name · #457 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Jake's best rank, #96, came in 2000; it has settled back to #457 today. Roughly 129,000 boys have been named Jake since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#51 in Netherlands (2025) · #95 in Ireland (2025) · #130 in N. Ireland (2025) · #182 in New Zealand (2025) · #212 in Scotland (2025) · #235 in England & Wales (2025) · #514 in Belgium (2025) · #540 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,038 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #1,568 in France (2025) · #128 in Canada (2024).

Famous Jakes

Jake Gyllenhaal — American actor (born 1980)
Jake Paul — American YouTuber and boxer (born 1997)
Jake Zyrus — Filipino singer
Jake Wesley Rogers — American pop musician and songwriter
Jake T. Austin — American actor

In stories & tradition

Jake Sully — Avatar (film)
Jake Sisko — Antimatter (book)
Jake the Dog — Adventure Time (TV series)

What Jakes become

Among 1,547 notable people named Jake:

Sports figures appear 2.86× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jake Paul, American YouTuber and boxer (born 1997).

Similar names: Jace · Collin · Jax · Blake · Seth · Trace

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