Is Jake a boy or girl name?
Jake is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 743 boys were named Jake, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 128,856 US babies named Jake were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #422
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jake since 1880
- 128,856
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 4,485 babies
Boys and girls named Jake, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 972 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 892 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 989 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,673 | 7 | 0.3% |
| 1920s | 3,022 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,943 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,800 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,613 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,387 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 3,371 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 1980s | 11,287 | 43 | 0.4% |
| 1990s | 33,116 | 88 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 39,841 | 63 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 21,414 | 11 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 4,319 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 743 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 782 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 790 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 969 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,035 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,175 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,379 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,503 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,586 | #242 | 5 | #17,303 |
| 2015 | 1,922 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 2,171 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 2,449 | #166 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 2,679 | #153 | 6 | #15,747 |
| 2011 | 3,110 | #129 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3,440 | #115 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3,386 | #125 | 10 | #10,984 |
| 2008 | 3,795 | #111 | 5 | #18,669 |
| 2007 | 3,882 | #112 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4,028 | #108 | 11 | #10,184 |
| 2005 | 4,153 | #103 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4,471 | #98 | 14 | #7,987 |
| 2003 | 4,405 | #98 | 10 | #9,972 |
| 2002 | 3,792 | #102 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3,838 | #100 | 6 | #14,225 |
| 2000 | 4,091 | #96 | 7 | #12,315 |
| 1999 | 3,936 | #97 | 7 | #11,862 |
| 1998 | 3,788 | #102 | 7 | #11,620 |
| 1997 | 3,840 | #101 | 9 | #9,335 |
| 1996 | 3,449 | #114 | 8 | #9,921 |
| 1995 | 3,510 | #108 | 9 | #9,047 |
| 1994 | 3,468 | #106 | 15 | #6,118 |
| 1993 | 3,196 | #111 | 8 | #9,938 |
| 1992 | 2,928 | #119 | 8 | #9,827 |
| 1991 | 2,774 | #119 | 7 | #10,710 |
| 1990 | 2,227 | #140 | 10 | #8,114 |
| 1989 | 1,965 | #152 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 1,707 | #165 | 13 | #6,019 |
| 1987 | 1,639 | #166 | 8 | #8,283 |
| 1986 | 1,553 | #171 | 12 | #5,898 |
| 1985 | 1,071 | #221 | 5 | #11,310 |
| 1984 | 748 | #278 | 5 | #11,031 |
| 1983 | 772 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 671 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 593 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 568 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 495 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 449 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 445 | #368 | 5 | #10,206 |
| 1976 | 429 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 334 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 309 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 314 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 266 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 177 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 153 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 138 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 124 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 104 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 121 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 144 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 134 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 154 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 147 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 165 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 156 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 147 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 157 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 154 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 137 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 141 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 169 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 163 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 174 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 179 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 192 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 185 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 174 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 187 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 193 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 165 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 172 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 159 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 198 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 190 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 177 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 184 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 183 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 172 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 194 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 179 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 192 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 199 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 205 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 214 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 221 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 245 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 243 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 272 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 266 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 306 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 306 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 330 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 332 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 360 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 362 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 334 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 377 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 299 | #306 | 7 | #3,900 |
| 1916 | 362 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 355 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 274 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 227 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 187 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 110 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 148 | #184 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 109 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 115 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 117 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 83 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 92 | #193 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 78 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 93 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 102 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 79 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 121 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 76 | #184 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 117 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 102 | #155 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 88 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 91 | #172 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 86 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 66 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 116 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 78 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 72 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 107 | #135 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 107 | #144 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 90 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 95 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 100 | #135 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 92 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 96 | #129 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 97 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 92 | #134 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 96 | #141 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jake reached #96 in 2000. As a girl name, it reached #3,900 in 1917. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jake
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.