Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Jake
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2004
Peak era
2004
Peak births
4,473
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Jake
How many people are named Jake?
An estimated 114,400 living Americans are named Jake.
How rare is Jake?
Jake is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 682 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 84.8% from its 2004 peak.
How old is the typical Jake?
The median age of a living American named Jake is approximately 24 years, with most bearers falling between 17 and 32 years old.
Is Jake still popular?
Not especially. Jake has been declining since its 2004 peak and registered 682 births in 2025.
Where is Jake most common?
Jake has its strongest geographic signal in New Mexico, where it appears 13.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20042025
Peak year
2004
Decline from peak
84.8%
2025
682
All-time
129,322
Where it lives now
Jake is most concentrated in New Mexico — about 7.8× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Jake is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.