Jake
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning supplanter; a form of Jacob.
How Jake has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #207 |
| 2016 | #242 |
| 2017 | #248 |
| 2018 | #263 |
| 2019 | #294 |
| 2020 | #320 |
| 2021 | #337 |
| 2022 | #407 |
| 2023 | #407 |
| 2024 | #422 |
| 2025 | #457 |
Jake by the numbers
In 2025, 213 babies in England and Wales were named Jake. In the US, 1,491 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 4,470 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 510 American boys born that year was called Jake.
Other names that come from Jacob
Like Jake, each of these traces back to Jacob: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Jacobysupplanter; a form of Jacob297 in the US (2017)
- Yaakovheel holder, supplanter; Hebrew form of Jacob181 in the US (2017)
- Jacquelynsupplanter; a feminine form of Jacob164 in the US (2017)
- Jaclynsupplanter; a feminine form of Jacob149 in the US (2017)
- Jakobehe who supplants; variant of Jacob147 in the US (2017)
- Jaycobsupplanter; a modern spelling of Jacob140 in the US (2017)
- Yaqubsupplanter; arabic form of Jacob121 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jacobisupplanter; a form of Jacob120 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jake. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Jasehealer; short form of Jason1,042 in the US (2017)
- Jakvariant of Jack; God is gracious5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jayejaybird; a form of Jay23 in the US (2017)
- Jakebsupplanter; a form of Jacob5 in the US (2017)
- Jaksno established meaning3 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Jake
Names that are said the same way as Jake, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a supplanter
Like Jake, each of these has a supplanter in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Jamessupplanter; from Jacob14,309 in the US (2017)
- Jacobsupplanter, holder of the heel13,122 in the US (2017)
- Jamesonson of James; supplanter3,979 in the US (2017)
- Diegosupplanter; a form of James3,095 in the US (2017)
- Jaycehe supplants; a modern respelling of James2,951 in the US (2017)
- Jamiehe supplants; form of james195 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Jake
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