Male name
Jake
67,109 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 9.
Origin
Originally a medieval variant of Jack; today also used as a diminutive form of Jacob and James.From Wiktionary, entry “Jake”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1996: 4,331 births. 67,109 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. At its peak, it ranked 15th among boys' names in 2006. It is still given: 1,766 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2004: 4,487 births. 129,539 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. At its peak, it ranked 96th among boys' names in 2000. It is still given: 3,971 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2007: 320 births. 6,354 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 25th among boys' names in 2015. It really came into use around 1990. It is still given: 517 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 2,465 | 1980–2025 | 41st in 2022 |
| Berlin | 77 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Belgium | 35 | 2014–2023 | — |
Source: Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
1 + 1 + 2 + 5 = 9
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
1 + 5 = 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
1 + 2 = 3
- Digits missing from the name
- 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.