Boys' name · since 1994
Jak
Jak has 542 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,515 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,614 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 542
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jak currently ranks #4614 among boys' names in America, with 542 babies recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Jak recorded 542 times among boys since 1994, holding rank #4614 nationally today, ahead of 67% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #7,515 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,614 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 542 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jak ranks #7,515 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,614 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 542 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,515 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,614 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 542
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jak's 542 recorded births place it above 83.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Jak compares
542 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jak's all-time total is 47% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jak | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 542 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jak's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jak's full recorded timeline at 2012, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jak popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Jak by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (242 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Jak's strongest decade.
242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Jak births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s
2010s
242 births
- 2020s
2020s
147 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 242 births (45% of all-time use).
How Jak compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jak's total volume
Jak by state
Where Jak concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 542 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jak's data
- Jak's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (242 total births) through the 2020s (147) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jaks (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jak: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jak draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.