Jake Name Popularity

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How popular is Jake?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Jake, ranked the 262nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Jake has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 96, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 2000.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2004 with 4,470 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Jake was 66 in 1893.

Approximately during the years 1895-1898, 1904-1915, 1967-1976, and 1977-1994, the name Jake took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2011-2017.

The popularity trend for Jake has steadily decreased for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Jake for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Jake?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Jake is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Jake (Girl)		Jake (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	1,372	262
2017		< 5	--	1,498	249
2016		5	17,254	1,581	242
2015		< 5	--	1,919	207
2014		< 5	--	2,166	190
2013		< 5	--	2,443	166
2012		6	15,724	2,677	153
2011		< 5	--	3,105	129
2010		< 5	--	3,435	115
2009		10	10,977	3,383	126
2008		5	18,657	3,792	111
2007		< 5	--	3,880	112
2006		11	10,179	4,027	108
2005		< 5	--	4,152	103
2004		14	7,987	4,470	98
2003		10	9,968	4,402	98
2002		< 5	--	3,790	102
2001		6	14,219	3,837	100
2000		7	12,311	4,089	96
1999		7	11,861	3,932	97
1998		7	11,620	3,786	102
1997		9	9,333	3,839	101
1996		8	9,919	3,447	114
1995		9	9,045	3,508	108
1994		15	6,118	3,465	106
1993		8	9,939	3,197	111
1992		8	9,824	2,928	119
1991		7	10,711	2,771	119
1990		10	8,113	2,222	140
1989		< 5	--	1,964	152
1988		13	6,018	1,707	165
1987		8	8,282	1,637	166
1986		12	5,896	1,551	171
1985		5	11,306	1,072	221
1984		5	11,026	746	278
1983		< 5	--	772	268
1982		< 5	--	670	299
1981		< 5	--	593	324
1980		< 5	--	568	332
1979		< 5	--	495	356
1978		< 5	--	447	362
1977		5	10,205	445	369
1976		< 5	--	429	370
1975		< 5	--	335	429
1974		< 5	--	310	455
1973		< 5	--	316	441
1972		< 5	--	269	479
1971		< 5	--	178	622
1970		< 5	--	153	662
1969		< 5	--	141	664
1968		< 5	--	124	677
1967		< 5	--	105	723
1966		< 5	--	121	675
1965		< 5	--	144	631
1964		< 5	--	135	665
1963		< 5	--	154	632
1962		< 5	--	147	638
1961		< 5	--	165	618
1960		< 5	--	156	625
1959		< 5	--	147	638
1958		< 5	--	159	611
1957		< 5	--	153	621
1956		< 5	--	137	649
1955		< 5	--	141	627
1954		< 5	--	169	564
1953		< 5	--	163	555
1952		< 5	--	174	534
1951		< 5	--	179	508
1950		< 5	--	192	485
1949		< 5	--	185	488
1948		< 5	--	175	497
1947		< 5	--	187	493
1946		< 5	--	193	457
1945		< 5	--	165	463
1944		< 5	--	172	464
1943		< 5	--	159	491
1942		< 5	--	198	441
1941		< 5	--	190	426
1940		< 5	--	177	435
1939		< 5	--	184	419
1938		< 5	--	183	422
1937		< 5	--	172	432
1936		< 5	--	194	392
1935		< 5	--	179	411
1934		< 5	--	192	398
1933		< 5	--	199	384
1932		< 5	--	205	392
1931		< 5	--	214	384
1930		< 5	--	221	381
1929		< 5	--	246	362
1928		< 5	--	242	376
1927		< 5	--	272	355
1926		< 5	--	266	358
1925		< 5	--	306	330
1924		< 5	--	306	333
1923		< 5	--	330	318
1922		< 5	--	333	314
1921		< 5	--	359	300
1920		< 5	--	362	296
1919		< 5	--	334	295
1918		< 5	--	377	274
1917		7	3,900	299	306
1916		< 5	--	362	262
1915		< 5	--	355	254
1914		< 5	--	274	261
1913		< 5	--	227	250
1912		< 5	--	187	258
1911		< 5	--	110	244
1910		< 5	--	148	184
1909		< 5	--	109	199
1908		< 5	--	115	185
1907		< 5	--	117	185
1906		< 5	--	83	215
1905		< 5	--	92	193
1904		< 5	--	78	207
1903		< 5	--	93	177
1902		< 5	--	102	171
1901		< 5	--	79	185
1900		< 5	--	121	172
1899		< 5	--	76	184
1898		< 5	--	117	145
1897		< 5	--	102	155
1896		< 5	--	88	185
1895		< 5	--	91	172
1894		< 5	--	86	177
1893		< 5	--	66	210
1892		< 5	--	116	140
1891		< 5	--	78	164
1890		< 5	--	72	188
1889		< 5	--	107	135
1888		< 5	--	107	144
1887		< 5	--	90	142
1886		< 5	--	95	147
1885		< 5	--	100	135
1884		< 5	--	92	148
1883		< 5	--	96	129
1882		< 5	--	97	142
1881		< 5	--	92	134
1880		< 5	--	96	141

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.