How Many People Are Named Jak?
An estimated 515 people in the United States have the first name Jak. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Jak peaked in popularity in 2014 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jak as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jak paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
515
About 1 in 665,542 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2014
34 births
Total Registered
520
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jak
Jak is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 520 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jak as a male name
Ranked #4,113 in 2024
26 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (34 births)
Jak: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jak span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 242 babies were registered. While Jak is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jak by Decade
How has Jak tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jak by State
Jak + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jak as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jak
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jak: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jak?
We estimate approximately 515 people named Jak are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 665,542 Americans share this first name.
Is Jak a common name?
Jak is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 520 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jak most popular?
Jak reached peak popularity in 2014, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jak is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jak a male name?
Jak is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jak Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jak Smith, Jak Johnson, Jak Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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