Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Jake

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Jake
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2004

Peak era

2004

Peak rank proxy

4,471

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20042024

Peak year

2004

Decline from peak

83.4%

2024

743

All-time

128,639

Jake is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2004, when 4,471 boys were named Jake.

In 2024, only 743 boys were given the name.

Down 83.4% from its peak.

All told, about 128,639 Americans have been named Jake and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2004

20044,471 boys named Jake

2024743 boys named Jake

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