Given name & surname
Jak
“God is gracious”
In English use, Jak has a related form in Jack. In English use, Jack carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Jak has a related form in Jack. In English use, Jack carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jak is a form of Jack. Jack comes from French, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jak through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 542
- 542 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #4,604 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +15%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,604 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 34 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 662 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jak’s family of names
In English usage, Jak has a related form in Jack. Jak has a related form in Jakë. Jak has a related form in Xhak.
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Around the world
Jak has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jak
- Jak AlnwickEnglish footballer (born 1993)
- Jak CrawfordAmerican racing driver (born 2005)
- Jack HabibTurkish basketball player (1912–1995)
- Jak KnightAmerican actor (1993–2022)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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