Jak
Boy · JAK · Hebrew
Jak is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
What does Jak mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Jack, from John
“God is gracious”
- Say it
- JAK
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Is Jak a girl's or a boy's name?
Jak is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 22 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jak in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 63% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Jak, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 169 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jak in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 2,037 boys in the UK were given Jak or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #22, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Jak in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,261 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 29 | #1,092 |
| 2016 | 31 | #1,030 |
| 2015 | 46 | #776 |
| 2014 | 46 | #756 |
| 2013 | 51 | #719 |
| 2012 | 41 | #840 |
| 2011 | 61 | #625 |
| 2010 | 69 | #555 |
| 2009 | 77 | #509 |
| 2008 | 95 | #436 |
| 2007 | 111 | #364 |
| 2006 | 112 | #343 |
| 2005 | 107 | #327 |
| 2004 | 136 | #273 |
| 2003 | 147 | #243 |
| 2002 | 169 | #211 |
| 2001 | 126 | #253 |
| 2000 | 136 | #235 |
| 1999 | 135 | #254 |
| 1998 | 125 | #260 |
| 1997 | 111 | #280 |
| 1996 | 104 | #292 |
How popular is Jak in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,538among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Jak, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 2014, with 34 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
2025 had fewer boys named Jak than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Jak in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 8,785 boys in the US were given Jak or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #19, up from #4,538 for this spelling alone.
Jak in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 27 | #3,992 |
| 2021 | 32 | #3,494 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,791 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,222 |
| 2017 | 24 | #4,220 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 32 | #3,430 |
| 2014 | 34 | #3,232 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,128 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
Names like Jak
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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