Jake

Hebrew, diminutive of Jacob

"supplanter"

Jake Origin and Meaning

The name Jake is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "supplanter".

This unpretentious, accessible, and optimistic ("everything's jake" -- meaning OK) short form of the top name Jacob is itself widely used, though more parents these days are opting for the full name Jacob. Jake (born Jacob) Gyllenhall is its most prominent current bearer.

Jake Rank in US Top 1000

# 407 in the US

Jake Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 396 on Nameberry

Jake Popularity

• 407 US 2023
• 396 Nameberry 2024
• 105 Canada 2023
• 108 England 2021
• 148 Scotland 2022
• 56 Ireland 2023
• 74 Australia 2018
• 71 New Zealand 2015
• 348 Germany 2016
• 43 Netherlands 2023
• 48 Dogs 2022
• 100 Cats 2022

20 Names Similar to Jake

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• Sam
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• Max
• Jesse
• Alex
• Kyle
• Nate
• Shane
• Chase
• Austin
• Jax
• Jack
• Jared
• Drew
• Joshua
• Ryan

Famous People Named Jake

• Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal American actor
• Jake T. Austin (born Jake Austin Szymanski) American actor
• Jake Monreal American ballroom dancer
• Jake Christopher Delhomme American football player
• Jacob Mark "Jake" Pitts American guitarist
• Jason Steven "Jake" Plummer American football player
• Jake Edward Long American football player
• Joshua Ryan "Jake" Owen American singer
• Jacob "Jake" Short American actor
• Jake Brown Australian pro skateboarder
• Jake Bugg (born Jake Edwin Kennedy) English singer,songwriter
• Jake Weber English actor
• Jake Matthew Lloyd American actor and entrepreneur
• Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta American boxer
• Jake Peter Roche British actor and musician
• Jake Johnson (born Mark Jake Johnson Weinberger) American actor comedian and director
• Jacob Edward "Jake" Peavy American baseball player
• Jerry Dean "Jake" Gibbs American baseball player
• Iakovos "Jake" Chapman English artist
• Jake Roper American vlogger "Vsauce 3"
• Jake Kaminski American archer
• Jake Joseph Paul Youtuber
• Jake Mitchell British internet personality
• Jake Dufner American internet personality
• Jake Stone Gonzollo (b. 2017) son of Barry's Bootcamp CEO Joey Gonzalez

Jake in Pop Culture

• Jake Sully main character in movie "Avatar"
• J.J. "Jake" Gittes main character in movie "Chinatown"
• Jake the Dog character on TV's "Adventure Time"
• Jake Muller character in the game "Resident Evil 6"
• Jake Marshall character in 'Ace Attorney' game series
• Jake Poddington character in Tom Swift in Captivity (1912)
• Jake Peralta character on TV show, "Brooklyn Nine,Nine"
• Jake Doyle character on TV's "Republic of Doyle"
• Jake Puckerman character on TV's "Glee"
• Jacob David "Jake" Harper character on TV's "Two and a Half Men"
• Jacob "Jake" Bohm main character on TV's "Touch"
• Jake Ryan character on TV's "Hannah Montana"
• Jake Ryan character in movie "Sixteen Candles"
• Jake Blues character from the movie "Blues Brothers"
• Jake from State Farm advertising mascot
• Jake Morgendorffer character in animated series "Daria"
• Jake English character in web comic "Homestuck"
• Jake Berman character on TV's "The Mind of the Married Man"
• Jake elf on TV's "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom"
• Jake Styles character on TV's "Jake and the Fatman"
• Jacob "Jake" Moon character on British soap "EastEnders"
• Jake Dean character on British soap "Hollyoaks"
• Jake Featherston character in Harry Turtledove's Southern Victory series
• "American Dragon: Jake Long " animated TV series
• Jake character in the Ape Escape video game series
• Jake dog in video game "Dog's Life"
• Jake Fischer character in movie "The Guardian"
• Jake Berenson character in the Animorphs series by K. A. Applegate
• Jacob P. "Jake" Spidermonkey main character in animated series "My Gym Partner's a Monkey"
• Jake character in 2003 movie "Freaky Friday"
• Jake Chambers character in Stephen King's The Dark Tower series
• Jake Baker character in movie "Cheaper by the Dozen"
• Jake Martin character on American soap "All My Children"
• Jake Martin character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
• Jake Green main character on TV's "Jericho"
• Jake Tucker boy with an upside,down face on TV's "Family Guy"
• Jake Karate teacher on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
• Jake Jagielski minor character in "One Tree Hill"
• Jake Brockman character on TV show 'Outnumbered'
• Jake character in Erin Hunter's book series "Warriors"
• Jake Simmons character on TV's "The Flash" and "Arrow"
• Jake Crossley character on TV's "Evermoor"
• Jake Fitzgerald a character on MTV's "Scream: The TV Series"
• Jacob "Jake" Rosati character on MTV's "Awkward."
• Jake Salt character on TV's "Famous in Love"
• "Jake 2.0 " TV series and main character
• "Jake the Peg " song by Rolf Harris
• Less than Jake American rock band
• Jake Griffin minor character on "The 100"
• Cactus Jake character in the cartoon show "Garfield and Friends" based on the Garfield comic strip
• Jake Sisko character on the TV show "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"