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Blake vs Jake

Blake 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.

  • New Zealand · Boys

    In 2017, Blake was ranked #36 and Jake #96 among boys in New Zealand.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Blake was ranked #41 and Jake #165 among boys in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Blake was ranked #144 and Jake #84 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 2016, Blake was ranked #85 and Jake #91 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Blake was ranked #156 and Jake #95 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Blake was ranked #144 and Jake #235 among boys in England and Wales.

Blake and Jake over time

Blake and Jake appear together in 5 published lists, across 149 years of shared records. Jake held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Blake in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 3 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 4 of those lists, Blake in 1. 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 2020, Blake moved ahead of Jake in England and Wales · Boys — #96 and #80 the year before became #102 and #107.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 31 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Blake and Jake averaged 10.3 places apart, ending at #85 and #91.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Blake and Jake were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #144 and #235.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Blake #21 in 1995, Jake #7 in 1994.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys36 shared years, 1983–2025

    Blake held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Jake in 35.

    Highest recorded here: Blake #94 in 2022, Jake #25 in 2015.

    The order changed in 1990: Jake moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #258 and #330; by 1990 that had become #323 and #144.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Blake #156, Jake #95.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys31 shared years, 1986–2016

    Blake held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Jake in 27.

    Highest recorded here: Blake #21 in 1995, Jake #7 in 1994.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2016: Blake #85, Jake #91.

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Blake held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Jake in 24.

    Highest recorded here: Blake #56 in 2013, Jake #15 in 2006.

    The order changed in 2020: Blake moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #96 and #80; by 2020 that had become #102 and #107.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Blake #144, Jake #235.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1997–2024

    Blake held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jake in 27.

    Highest recorded here: Blake #62 in 2013, Jake #10 in 2015.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Blake #144, Jake #84.

  • New Zealand · Boys25 shared years, 1993–2017

    Blake held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Jake in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Blake #14 in 2012, Jake #44 in 2005.

    The order changed in 2000: Blake moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #63 and #54; by 2000 that had become #38 and #65.

    Most recent shared year, 2017: Blake #36, Jake #96.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Blake

Pairs where Blake shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Jake

Pairs where Jake shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — closest over the longest run.

All closest over the longest run→

Other pairs from New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs measured inside New South Wales, Australia's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2010s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2010 and 2019.

The 2010s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Blake, Jake
FieldBlakeJake
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedA medieval variant of Jack, also sometimes used as a short form of Jacob.
OriginNot yet recordedEnglish, medieval variant
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈd͡ʒeɪk/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #144 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #95 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Jake has a recorded origin (English, medieval variant); Blake does not have one recorded yet.
  • Blake and Jake both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Jake; Blake doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Blake

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1982

    First recorded at #82 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1993–2023

    Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in New Zealand, in 2012 (recorded 1993–2023).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #596 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Jake

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1986–2020

    Highest recorded position: #7 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1994 (recorded 1986–2020).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #235 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys