Masterpiece Generator Name Generator
How popular is the name Jakey?
Births per year, rank history and how many Jakeys are alive today.
Jakey (male) is a shortened form of the name Jacob. Jakey itself was last registered for 3 babies in 2021; most Jakeys are registered as Jacob, which ranked 41st in 2025 with 1,258 babies.
Most people called Jakey are registered as Jacob, and share that name's profile: the Jacob you are most likely to meet is around 13 years old. Half of all Jacobs born in England and Wales are between 11 and 28, and there are at least 110,000 of them alive today. Only some Jacobs go by Jakey.
How many babies are named Jakey or Jacob each year?
Combined registrations of Jacob, Jakob, Jakey. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Jacob rank as a registered name?
Where does Jakey rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Jakey short for Jacob?
Yes - Jakey is a shortened form of Jacob. Jakeys are usually registered as Jacob at birth.
When was the name Jakey most popular?
The full name Jacob peaked in 2012, when 5,384 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Jakey itself peaked as a registered name in 2010, with 5 babies.
How many people are called Jakey?
There's no official count of people who go by Jakey, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 110,000 people registered as Jacob born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Jakey.
How old is the typical Jakey?
Most people called Jakey are registered as Jacob. Most living Jacobs are between 11 and 28; the most common age is about 13.
Is Jakey becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2012 peak.