Jake is a modern, short form of the male name Jacob, but can also be a name in itself, as is the case with many people.

Individuals named Jake include:

• Jake Arnott, British novelist
• Jake T. Austin, American actor
• Jake Gyllenhaal (born 1980), American actor
• Jake Hager (born 1982), American professional wrestler better known as Jack Swagger
• Jake Humphrey, children's and football presenter
• Jake LaMotta (born 1921), former world middleweight champion boxer who was later portrayed by Robert De Niro in the 1980 film Raging Bull
• Jake Locker (born 1988), American football player (quarterback, University of Washington)
• Jake Long (born 1985), American football player (offensive tackle, Miami Dolphins)
• Jake Plummer (born 1974), American football player (unofficially retired)
• Jake Roberts (born 1955), American professional wrestler (aka "Jake the Snake")
• Jake Steinfeld (born 1958), American actor and fitness personality
• Jake Thomas (born 1990), American actor and singer
• Jake White (born 1963), South African rugby coach

Fictional characters named Jake include:

• Jacob David "Jake" Harper, a main character in TV comedy series Two and a Half Men
• Jake Featherston, Hitler-like dictator in Harry Turtledove's Timeline-191 series
• American Dragon: Jake Long, title character in an animated television series which airs on Disney Channel
• Jake, a video game character in the Ape Escape series
• Jake, a pet dog of Betty Spaghetty
• Jake, the main character dog in the game Dog's Life
• Jake Fischer, a character played by Ashton Kutcher in the film The Guardian
• Jake 2.0, title character in a science fiction television series that aired from 2003 to 2004 on UPN
• Jake Berenson, a character from the Animorphs book series by K. A. Applegate
• Jake Spidermonkey, a main character in My Gym Partner's a Monkey
• J.J. "Jake" Gittes, the cop turned detective and main character in Roman Polanski's 1974 film Chinatown
• Jake Blues, lead vocalist of The Blues Brothers band and one of the main characters in The Blues Brothers film
• Jake Chambers, a boy and one of the main characters in Stephen King's The Dark Tower series
• Jake Martin (All My Children), U.S. soap opera All My Children
• Jake Martin (Degrassi character), Canadian drama Degrassi
• Jake Green, the protagonist of the TV series Jericho
• Jake the Peg, a three-legged man, the subject of a song sung by Rolf Harris
• Jake Sully, protagonist of the film Avatar
• Jake Tucker, a character in Family Guy
• Jake the Dog, a main character of Adventure Time

Jake may also refer to:

• "The Jake," nickname of the Major League Baseball stadium once known as Jacobs Field, now Progressive Field
• Jake brake, a particular brand of engine brake
• Jake, a slang term in the United States for Jamaica ginger extract
• Jake, a slang term used in Discordianism to describe a prank, often celebrated on Jake Day
• Jake / Bot2, one of the ROVs used during the filming of the documentary Ghosts of the Abyss
• Jake the Alligator Man, an oddity on view in Long Beach, Washington
• Less Than Jake, a skate punk band
• The Japanese World War II reconnaissance floatplane, the Aichi E13A, Allied reporting name "Jake"
• Jake the Peg (Rolf Harris song)