Jakai vs Jake

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

Name A

Jakai

Boy name · Rank #648

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Name B

Jake

Boy name · Rank #422

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Jakai Jake
Current Rank #648 #422
Total Births (all years) 3,534 128,639
Peak Year 2024 2004
Peak Year Births 426 4,471
Peak Decade 2020ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1994 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jakai 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 80 33,116
2000ss 728 39,841
2010ss 1,198 21,414
2020ss 1,528 4,319

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jakai Jake
2014 107 2,171
2015 130 1,922
2016 119 1,586
2017 124 1,503
2018 155 1,379
2019 163 1,175
2020 183 1,035
2021 244 969
2022 312 790
2023 363 782
2024 426 743

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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