Jake (meaning and origin)

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Jake

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Meaning and origin
Jake is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `God is Gracious`.

Where is it used?
The name Jake is mainly used in English.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Seoc (In Scottish)
Jock (In Scottish)
Jack (In English)

See also
In Scottish: Jocky (M)
In Scottish: Jockie (M)
In English and in the bible: John (M)

Extra information:
From Old English.

More `Jake` links
Jake as abbreviation
Actors named Jake
Jake in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Jake

Jake appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 112. In the last 128 years Jake has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. The name reached the top-100 4 times. 2000 was a `top year` for the name Jake. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #96. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	112
2006	107
2005	103
2004	98
2003	98
2002	102
2001	100
2000	96
1999	97
1998	102
1997	101
1996	114
1995	108
1994	106
1993	111
1992	119
1991	119
1990	140
1980	332
1970	669
1960	627
1950	483
1940	437
1930	385
1920	296
1910	184
1900	172
1890	188
1880	142