Axel vs Jake
Axel and Jakecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Axel was ranked #278 and Jake #84 among boys in Northern Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2020, Axel was ranked #87 and Jake #87 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Axel was ranked #252 and Jake #95 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Axel was ranked #129 and Jake #185 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Axel was ranked #130 and Jake #165 among boys in Scotland.
Axel and Jake over time
Axel and Jake appear together in 3 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. Jake held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Axel in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Jake reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Axel in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2022, Axel moved ahead of Jake in England and Wales · Boys — #138 and #108 the year before became #100 and #134.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Axel held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Jake in 26.
Highest recorded here: Axel #100 in 2022, Jake #15 in 2006.
The order changed in 2022: Axel moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #138 and #108; by 2022 that had become #100 and #134.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Axel #129, Jake #185.
Republic of Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 2006–2025
Axel held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jake in 18.
Highest recorded here: Axel #198 in 2023, Jake #25 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Axel #252, Jake #95.
Northern Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2017–2024
Axel held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jake in 8.
Highest recorded here: Axel #132 in 2023, Jake #28 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Axel #278, Jake #84.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Axel | Jake |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A medieval variant of Jack, also sometimes used as a short form of Jacob. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | English, medieval variant |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒeɪk/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #126 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #95 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jake has a recorded origin (English, medieval variant); Axel does not have one recorded yet.
- Axel and Jake both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jake; Axel doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Axel
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #332 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #126 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Jake
Popularity journey
First recorded1983
First recorded at #330 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1986–2020
Highest recorded position: #7 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1994 (recorded 1986–2020).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #95 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys