Colby vs Jake

Colby 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, Colby was ranked #216 and Jake #84 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Colby was ranked #577 and Jake #95 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Colby was ranked #165 and Jake #165 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Colby was ranked #222 and Jake #185 among boys in England and Wales.

Colby and Jake over time

Colby and Jake appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Jake held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Colby in 0.

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

Jake reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Colby 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.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Colby held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jake in 29.
Highest recorded here: Colby #222 in 2023, Jake #15 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Colby #222, Jake #185.
Northern Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2006–2024
Colby held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jake in 10.
Highest recorded here: Colby #192 in 2022, Jake #10 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Colby #216, 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 Jake

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

Craig vs Jake
In 1997 they stood at #68 and #64 in Northern Ireland · Boys, 4 places apart; by 2015 they were #415 and #10.
Craig · Jake · 17 shared years, 1997–2015 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2015 Northern Ireland ranking
Jake vs Steven
In 1997 they stood at #64 and #59 in Northern Ireland · Boys, 5 places apart; by 2022 they were #44 and #414.
Jake · Steven · 24 shared years, 1997–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2022 Northern Ireland ranking
Jake vs Brendan
In 1997 they stood at #64 and #73 in Northern Ireland · Boys, 9 places apart; by 2024 they were #84 and #404.
Jake · Brendan · 28 shared years, 1997–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 Northern Ireland ranking
Jake vs Gary
In 1997 they stood at #64 and #57 in Northern Ireland · Boys, 7 places apart; by 2022 they were #44 and #352.
Jake · Gary · 20 shared years, 1997–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2022 Northern Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Colby, Jake
Field	Colby	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	Not yet recorded	/ˈd͡ʒeɪk/
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #95 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	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); Colby does not have one recorded yet.
Colby and Jake both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Jake; Colby doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Colby

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2683 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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