Jake

“diminutive of Jacob: may God protect”

Boy’s name, of Anglo-Saxon and Hebrew origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Jake

Jake means “diminutive of Jacob: may God protect” and is of Anglo-Saxon and Hebrew origin.

It peaked in 2025.
Over recent years, Jake has been rising (+7.9% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Jake every 39 schools, all spellings combined.

Jake ranks 73^rd in Ireland, 88^th in Northern Ireland and 178^th in British Columbia (Canada), against 1,644^th in France.

IrelandCSO · 2023-25
73^rd boys’ name258 babies in 3 years1 boy in 278−9.3% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
88^th boys’ name80 babies in 3 years1 boy in 318−12.1% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
198^th boys’ name75 babies in 3 years1 boy in 657−6.6% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
178^th boys’ name66 babies in 3 years1 boy in 675−4.7% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
191^st boys’ name69 babies in 3 years1 boy in 869−11% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
222^nd boys’ name175 babies in 3 years1 boy in 971−10.4% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
188^th boys’ name802 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,030−17.6% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
426^th boys’ name2,212 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,324−8.6% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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