Jaken
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAY-ken
- Origin
- Modern
Jaken is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jaken come from?
Modern: invented name, Jake plus the -en ending
Is Jaken a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaken is a boys' name.
How popular is Jaken in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Jaken in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jaken in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
Nicknames for Jaken
- Jake 251 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jaken
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaylen, Jayden, Kayden, Zayden, Braylen, Jaxton, Jensen, Jakai, Aiden, Rayden, Jackson, Draven
Names related to Jaken
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani, Kayson
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jaken: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaken, updated 20 October 2026.