Jake vs Romeo

Jake and Romeocompared 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 2023, Jake was ranked #73 and Romeo #272 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Jake was ranked #95 and Romeo #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Jake was ranked #165 and Romeo #246 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jake was ranked #185 and Romeo #185 among boys in England and Wales.

Jake and Romeo over time

Jake and Romeo appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Jake held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Romeo in 0.

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

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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 · Boys27 shared years, 1998–2024
Jake held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Romeo in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jake #15 in 2006, Romeo #185 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jake #185, Romeo #185.
Republic of Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 2002–2025
Jake held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Romeo in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jake #25 in 2015, Romeo #375 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jake #95, Romeo #432.

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, Romeo
Field	Jake	Romeo
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-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #95 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #432 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

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

Romeo

Popularity journey

First recorded1998
First recorded at #2901 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #185 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1998–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys