Jak is a rare variant of Jack that peaked in 2014 and remains in steady use.
Jak is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,604 for boy births in the United States (and #9,775 across all names), given to 22 babies. Jak first appears in 1994 and peaked in 2014 (34 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | #4,604 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | #4,127 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | #4,524 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | #4,034 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | #3,533 |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 | #5,339 |
| 2019 | 28 | 28 | #3,843 |
| 2018 | 24 | 24 | #4,285 |
| 2017 | 24 | 24 | #4,268 |
| 2016 | 20 | 20 | #4,847 |
| 2015 | 32 | 32 | #3,467 |
| 2014 | 34 | 34 | #3,259 |
| 2013 | 20 | 20 | #4,700 |
| 2012 | 24 | 24 | #4,189 |
| 2011 | 17 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2010 | 19 | 19 | #4,919 |
| 2009 | 22 | 22 | #4,492 |
| 2008 | 33 | 33 | #3,377 |
| 2007 | 18 | 18 | #5,091 |
| 2006 | 18 | 18 | #4,944 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | #6,381 |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | #5,943 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | #6,929 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #8,846 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #7,755 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #8,602 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #8,184 |