Jake vs Jakob
Side-by-side comparison of Jake and Jakob - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular?
| Metric | Jake | Jakob |
| Current Rank | #421 | #1121 |
| Total Births (all years) | 129,322 | 31,959 |
| Peak Year | 2004 | 2001 |
| Peak Year Births | 4,473 | 2,192 |
| Peak Decade | 2000s | 2000s |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| First Recorded Year | 1880 | 1957 |
Births by Decade
| Decade | Jake | Jakob |
| 1880s | 972 | - |
| 1890s | 892 | - |
| 1900s | 989 | - |
| 1910s | 2,673 | - |
| 1920s | 3,022 | - |
| 1930s | 1,943 | - |
| 1940s | 1,800 | - |
| 1950s | 1,613 | 19 |
| 1960s | 1,387 | 42 |
| 1970s | 3,368 | 288 |
| 1980s | 11,282 | 1,214 |
| 1990s | 33,115 | 8,163 |
| 2000s | 39,844 | 14,765 |
| 2010s | 21,415 | 6,189 |
| 2020s | 5,007 | 1,279 |
Recent Annual Births (2014–present)
| Year | Jake | Jakob |
| 2014 | 2,171 | 645 |
| 2015 | 1,922 | 548 |
| 2016 | 1,586 | 476 |
| 2017 | 1,503 | 404 |
| 2018 | 1,379 | 344 |
| 2019 | 1,175 | 312 |
| 2020 | 1,036 | 256 |
| 2021 | 969 | 281 |
| 2022 | 790 | 227 |
| 2023 | 782 | 189 |
| 2024 | 748 | 191 |
| 2025 | 682 | 135 |