Boys' name · peaked in 2004
Jake name popularity since 1925
122,316 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jake. Half of them were born in 2001 or earlier, so the typical Jake is about 25 years old in 2026. Jake peaked in 2004 as the #98 name for boys, and it ranked #457 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 122,316
- Named Jake, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #457
- for boys in 2025 (682 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 210 girls · 122,106 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 1.95× its national share
Peak year is the year Jake made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Jake births per year, 1925–2025
2004 was the biggest year for Jake both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1968 and 1973, Jake became 2.8× more common, from 1 in 14,000 baby boys to 1 in 4,960.
- Steepest fall: Between 2011 and 2016, its share of baby boys fell by 49%, from 1 in 611 to 1 in 1,200.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Jake's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jake.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jake in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 1,332 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,943 | #411 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,800 | #463 |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,613 | #626 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,387 | #632 |
| 1970s | 5 | 3,368 | #429 |
| 1980s | 43 | 11,282 | #221 |
| 1990s | 88 | 33,115 | #108 |
| 2000s | 63 | 39,844 | #103 |
| 2010s | 11 | 21,415 | #207 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 5,007 | #457 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
49.6% of babies named Jake from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Jake is most popular
The index compares Jake's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Jake.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 1.95× | 836 |
| Utah | 1.91× | 1,956 |
| New Jersey | 1.84× | 6,082 |
| Idaho | 1.78× | 851 |
| Connecticut | 1.67× | 2,172 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Jake and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Jake (this page) | 122,106 | 2004 |
| Jace | 91,544 | 2013 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jake's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jake.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jake (2004).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data