Jaks vs Jake
Side-by-side comparison of Jaks and Jake — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular? Metric Jaks Jake Current Rank Unranked #422 Total Births (all years) 5 128,639 Peak Year 2014 2004 Peak Year Births 5 4,471 Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss Gender Boy Boy First Recorded Year 2014 1880
Births by Decade Decade Jaks 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 — 33,116 2000ss — 39,841 2010ss 5 21,414 2020ss — 4,319
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Jaks Jake 2014 5 2,171 2015 — 1,922 2016 — 1,586 2017 — 1,503 2018 — 1,379 2019 — 1,175 2020 — 1,035 2021 — 969 2022 — 790 2023 — 782 2024 — 743