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.

Name A

Jake

Boy name · Rank #422

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Name B

Jakob

Boy name · Rank #1119

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Metric Jake Jakob
Current Rank #422 #1119
Total Births (all years) 128,639 31,821
Peak Year 2004 2001
Peak Year Births 4,471 2,192
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1957

Births by Decade

Decade Jake Jakob
1880ss 972 —
1890ss 892 —
1900ss 989 —
1910ss 2,673 —
1920ss 3,022 —
1930ss 1,943 —
1940ss 1,800 —
1950ss 1,613 19
1960ss 1,387 42
1970ss 3,371 289
1980ss 11,287 1,214
1990ss 33,116 8,163
2000ss 39,841 14,765
2010ss 21,414 6,189
2020ss 4,319 1,140

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 1,035 256
2021 969 281
2022 790 227
2023 782 186
2024 743 190

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, 1880–2024.

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