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Jak

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What official birth registration shows about Jak: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #212 to #3688.200020052010201520202025#212#3688
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#274
1997#263
1998#249
1999#241
2000#237
2001#243
2002#212
2003#233
2004#261
2005#316
2006#363
2007#368
2008#444
2009#498
2010#589
2011#602
2012#837
2013#730
2014#781
2015#807
2016#1157
2017#1146
2018#1875
2019#1316
2020#2076
2021#2125
2022#2018
2023#3523
2024#3688
2025#3684

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2006: #341 among boys in Northern Ireland, #363 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #274 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #212 among boys in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3684 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #212 in England and Wales in 2002.

Jak's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#36845HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#36885HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#35235HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#201811HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#212510HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#207610HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#131619HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#187512HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#114624HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#115724HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#80739HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#78140HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#73044HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#83737HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#60257HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#58957HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#49870HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#44482HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#36899HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#36394HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#316101HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#261125HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#233138HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#212159HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#243118HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#237125HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#241126HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#249117HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#263107HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#274102HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandmale#3413HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Jak is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Jak, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2002Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: highest position in 200619962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#212 in 2002
Northern Ireland20061#341 in 2006
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What is known about Jak

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #212 in England and Wales in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.