What does Jake mean?

Jake means "Yahweh may protect"

How do we pronounce Jake?

Jake \ja-ke, jak-e\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Jake is pronounced JHey-K 1.

1 Pronunciation for Jake: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"

What is the origin of Jake?

Jake's origin is Hebrew, and its use, English and Hebrew. The name first developed from Jack during the medieval period. Jake is a variation (English) of name Jack (English and Dutch). Jake a diminutive (English and Hebrew) of nicknames for Jacob (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian). Variations of Jake comprise meaning of Jaik, nicknames for Jaike, Jak name, Jakey meaning and origin, name Jakie origin, name Jaky origin, meaning of Jaq, nicknames for Jaque, nicknames for Jayk, and name Jayke origin. Jake is popular as a baby boy name. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1960s. At the height of its usage in 2004, 0.212% of baby boys were named Jake. It had a ranking of #98 then. In 2010, it ranked at #116 with a usage of 0.167%. Within the family of boy names directly related to Jake, Jacob meaning of name was the most popular. It was more widely used than Jake by 6 times in 2010.

The following famous people share the name Jake:

  • Actor Jake Gyllenhaal, born 19 December 1980, Los Angeles, California
  • Actor Jake Lloyd, born 5 March 1989, Fort Collins, Colorado.

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The baby name Jake fun facts:

The name Jake in reverse order is "Ekaj".

The numerological value of the name Jake is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Jake?

Jake is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.11%
20130.13%
20120.14%
20110.16%
20100.18%
20090.17%
20080.19%
20070.19%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames