Jak vs Jake

Side-by-side comparison of Jak and Jake — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jak

Boy name · Rank #4147

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Name B

Jake

Boy name · Rank #422

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Jak Jake
Current Rank #4147 #422
Total Births (all years) 520 128,639
Peak Year 2014 2004
Peak Year Births 34 4,471
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1994 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jak Jake
1880ss — 972
1890ss — 892
1900ss — 989
1910ss — 2,673
1920ss — 3,022
1930ss — 1,943
1940ss — 1,800
1950ss — 1,613
1960ss — 1,387
1970ss — 3,371
1980ss — 11,287
1990ss 12 33,116
2000ss 141 39,841
2010ss 242 21,414
2020ss 125 4,319

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jak Jake
2014 34 2,171
2015 32 1,922
2016 20 1,586
2017 24 1,503
2018 24 1,379
2019 28 1,175
2020 17 1,035
2021 32 969
2022 27 790
2023 23 782
2024 26 743

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1994–2024.

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