Jake

Jake: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “supplanter”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: JAYK · 1 syllable
Used for: Boys

Short form of Jacob, from Hebrew Ya'aqov. Jake has long been used independently in English as well as as a nickname.

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How popular is Jake?

2024223 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Jake in 2024743

2024 rank#422 boys

Peak year2004

Total US babies since 1880128,856

Jake is fading: recent use is about 34% of its level ten years before.

Names like Jake

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Jacobholder of the heel; supplanter · Hebrew
Jacquelinesupplanter · French
Yaakovsupplanter · Hebrew
Jakobesupplanter · Hebrew
Kobysupplanter · Hebrew
Jacquesupplanter · French
Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
Jamessupplanter · Hebrew

Jake questions

What does the name Jake mean?

Jake means "supplanter". It comes from Hebrew. Short form of Jacob, from Hebrew Ya'aqov. Jake has long been used independently in English as well as as a nickname.

Is Jake a boy or girl name?

Jake is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Jake?

743 US babies were named Jake in 2024. Its peak year was 2004.

How do you pronounce Jake?

Jake is usually pronounced JAYK.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.