Ferdia vs Jake

Ferdia 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 2020, Ferdia was ranked #304 and Jake #54 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Ferdia was ranked #348 and Jake #95 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ferdia was ranked #5119 and Jake #185 among boys in England and Wales.

Ferdia and Jake over time

Ferdia and Jake appear together in 1 published list, across 38 years of shared records. Jake held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ferdia 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.

Ferdia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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
Ferdia and Jake were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 38 years, from 1986 to 2025, ending at #348 and #95.

List by list

Republic of Ireland · Boys38 shared years, 1986–2025
Ferdia held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Jake in 37.
Highest recorded here: Ferdia #205 in 1993, Jake #25 in 2015.
The order changed in 1988: Jake moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #247 and #317; by 1988 that had become #235 and #215.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ferdia #348, Jake #95.

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 Ferdia, Jake
Field	Ferdia	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, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #348 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #95 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	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); Ferdia does not have one recorded yet.
Ferdia and Jake both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Jake; Ferdia doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Ferdia

Popularity journey

First recorded1984
First recorded at #318 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1984 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1984–2025
Highest recorded position: #205 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1993 (recorded 1984–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #348 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