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