Boys' name · since 1880

Jake

Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 129,322 babies named Jake, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#259 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#457 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
129,322
born since 1880
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Jake is the #457 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 129,322 recorded since 1880.

Jake has 129,322 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #457 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #259 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #457 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 129,322 born since 1880
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jake ranks #259 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #457 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 129,322 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.

#259 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#457 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
129,322
born since 1880
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%96.7%
Jake vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Jake's 129,322 recorded births place it above 99.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

51 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Jake compares

129,322 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Jake's all-time total is 350x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jake Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 129,322 369 358,536
Peak-year births 4,473 34 22,252

Jake's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jake's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 90% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 10%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1893, with only 66 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 4,473, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jake popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2004)
4,473
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 188018991918193719561975199420132025 682

Jake popularity over time - girls

217 total births recorded since 1917 (Jake as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 217 births
05101520 19171986199119951999200420122016 5

Jake by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (39,844 births, 31% of the file).

2000s was Jake's strongest decade.

39,844 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Jake births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 39,844 births (31% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jake 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 Jake's total volume

Jake vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 90100110120130140150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 6.8%-146, 3.4%-121, 6.8%-146, 1.6%-146, 1.9%-146, 2.5%-146, 1.8%-146, 4.4%-146, 2%-102, 5.1%-146, 2.5%-122, 9%-139, 6.7%-146, 4%-146, 2.3%Jake-146, 3.5%Jake
Jake vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Jake by state

Where Jake concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jake
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15,934 12.3%
#2 Texas
10,590 8.2%
#3 New York
10,441 8.1%
#4 Florida
6,510 5.0%
#5 New Jersey
6,082 4.7%
#6 Illinois
5,162 4.0%
#7 Massachusetts
4,294 3.3%
#8 Pennsylvania
4,024 3.1%
California share of Jake's total US births 12.3%
Even split

15,934 of 129,322 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Jake appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jake? ▼
Since 1880, Social Security records show 129,322 babies named Jake. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #259 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #457 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2004, with 4,473 births.
Where does Jake sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jake ranks #259 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #457 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jake most popular? ▼
Jake was most popular in the 2000s decade with 39,844 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Jake most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Jake are California (15,934 births), Texas (10,590 births), New York (10,441 births).
How long has the name Jake been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jake since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jake? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jakob, Jakari, Jakobe, Jakai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jake's data

  • Jake's decade-level peak was the 2000s (39,844 total births); usage has since declined to 5,007 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Jakes (15,934 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jake

Nearby Names Like Jake

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jake

Jakob Boy
#1374 31,959 births
Jakari Boy
#613 5,312 births
Jakobe Boy
#1464 4,883 births
Jakai Boy
#570 4,059 births
Jakub Boy
#3281 3,067 births

Compare Jake side by side: Jake vs Jakob Jake vs Jakari Jake vs Jakobe

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Jake

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Johnny #458
317,918 births · Peak 1947
Pedro #455
94,083 births · Peak 2000
Rocco #459
31,679 births · Peak 2009
Oakley #454
11,385 births · Peak 2022
Reece #460
21,968 births · Peak 2001
Karson #453
21,394 births · Peak 2018
Esteban #461
35,592 births · Peak 2005

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jake: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–2025 (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 Jake 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.