Jake vs Rome

Jake and Romecompared 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.

Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Jake was ranked #62 and Rome #655 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Jake was ranked #165 and Rome #307 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jake was ranked #185 and Rome #191 among boys in England and Wales.

Jake and Rome over time

Jake and Rome appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Jake held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rome in 0.

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

Jake reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rome 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 · Boys22 shared years, 1999–2024
Jake held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Rome in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jake #15 in 2006, Rome #191 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jake #185, Rome #191.

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 Jake, Rome
Field	Jake	Rome
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	A medieval variant of Jack, also sometimes used as a short form of Jacob.	Not yet recorded
Origin	English, medieval variant	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈd͡ʒeɪk/	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #95 (2025)	England and Wales · Boys #191 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
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); Rome does not have one recorded yet.
Jake and Rome both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Jake; Rome doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

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

Rome

Popularity journey

First recorded1999
First recorded at #2943 among boys in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #191 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1999–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls