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Jake

Jake ranks #41 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 33 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #38 among boy dog names.
Jake's popularity trend

Jake's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2012.

0.1%0.2%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
33
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#41
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−70
2014 → 2019
Gender split
98% male
2% female98% male

Gender split comes from 54 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Jake mean?
/d͡ʒeɪk/1 syllable

Jake began as a short form of Jacob, a Hebrew name traditionally explained as "he grasps the heel," tied in the Book of Genesis to Jacob being born holding his twin brother Esau's heel. Over time, Jake became common as a name in its own right, independent of its longer root.

Jake is warm, approachable, and easy to say, a name that sounds like an old friend. It suits a loyal, laid-back pet with a steady, good-natured temperament.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Jake shows up

Cats named Jake per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.10%
SeattleWA, US0.10%

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