Jake Brown
There are approximately 535 people named Jake Brown living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 640,662 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jake with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Brown. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
535
1 in 640,662
Named Jake
115K
Alive today
Named Brown
1.6M
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 115K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2004
Average age: 26
Top Census group: White (80.7%)
Estimated bearers: 1.6M
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #4
Per 100K: 463.73
Top ancestry: White (55.4%)
First name trend
Jake: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jake. The peak year was 2004 with 4,485 births. The average person named Jake today is 26 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jake
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Jake, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 80.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jake described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Jake at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White80.7% · 106,978
- Hispanic or Latino9.8% · 12,939
- Two or more races3.7% · 4,964
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.1% · 4,072
- Black or African American2.1% · 2,776
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 879
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Brown surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Brown, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 55.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Brown described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Brown at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White55.4% · 768,332
- Black or African American34.7% · 480,749
- Two or more races4.8% · 66,938
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 49,166
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 11,738
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 9,160
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Jake has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0336% of the US population, based on 115,262 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Jake right now.
The surname Brown appears at a rate of 463.73 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.4637%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 535 people with the full name Jake Brown. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Jake
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Other people with the surname Brown
FAQ
Jake Brown: questions and answers
How many people are named Jake Brown?
We estimate approximately 535 people in the United States share the full name Jake Brown. That works out to about 1 in 640,662 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0336%) with the surname frequency (463.73 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jake Brown?
We classify Jake Brown as "Very Rare". About 1 in 640,662 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Jake a male or female name?
Jake is predominantly male. Out of 128,856 total SSA registrations, 99.8% were male and 0.2% were female. See the full Jake profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Jake Brown?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.