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Jake

Boy

Meaning of Jake: Hebrew: 'supplanter'

Jake is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 473rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 185th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#473

682 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#185

270 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

129,539

First recorded 1880 · peak 2004

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 595 babies1982: 670 babies1983: 771 babies1984: 751 babies1985: 1,076 babies1986: 1,565 babies1987: 1,647 babies1988: 1,719 babies1989: 1,964 babies1990: 2,237 babies19901991: 2,779 babies1992: 2,937 babies1993: 3,205 babies1994: 3,483 babies1995: 3,518 babies1996: 3,457 babies1997: 3,849 babies1998: 3,795 babies1999: 3,943 babies2000: 4,098 babies20002001: 3,844 babies2002: 3,792 babies2003: 4,416 babies2004: 4,487 babies2005: 4,153 babies2006: 4,039 babies2007: 3,882 babies2008: 3,800 babies2009: 3,396 babies2010: 3,440 babies20102011: 3,110 babies2012: 2,685 babies2013: 2,450 babies2014: 2,171 babies2015: 1,922 babies2016: 1,591 babies2017: 1,503 babies2018: 1,379 babies2019: 1,175 babies2020: 1,036 babies20202021: 969 babies2022: 790 babies2023: 782 babies2024: 748 babies2025: 682 babies
US babies named Jake per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 4,487.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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