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Calum vs Jake

Calum 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, Calum was ranked #339 and Jake #84 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Calum was ranked #432 and Jake #95 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Calum was ranked #176 and Jake #165 among boys in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Calum was ranked #3256 and Jake #235 among boys in England and Wales.

Calum and Jake over time

Calum and Jake appear together in 3 published lists, across 91 years of shared records. Jake held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Calum in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Calum reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Jake 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.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Calum and Jake were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #3256 and #235.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys34 shared years, 19922025

    Calum held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jake in 34.

    Highest recorded here: Calum #44 in 2006, Jake #25 in 2015.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Calum #432, Jake #95.

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 19962025

    Calum held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jake in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Calum #91 in 1996, Jake #15 in 2006.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Calum #3256, Jake #235.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 19972024

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

    Highest recorded here: Calum #21 in 2006, Jake #10 in 2015.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Calum #339, 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.

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 Calum

Pairs where Calum 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.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Calum, Jake
FieldCalumJake
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 usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #432 (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); Calum does not have one recorded yet.
  • Calum and Jake both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Jake; Calum doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Calum

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1992

    First recorded at #298 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #21 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

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