Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Jakie isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jakie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 776
- 759 boys · 17 girls
- Most popular year
- 1930
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 593 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.
Jakie’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Jakie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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92% boys · 8% girls
Johnie
85% boys · 15% girls
Arlis
>99% boys
Aldon
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>99% boys
Orie
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Arliss
“from the high fortress” · “of the pledge”
>99% boys
Arlon
>99% boys
Farris
“one who is as strong as iron”
73% boys · 27% girls