Ake: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Ake – Meaning: ancestor – Origin: Swedish, from Germanic – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: AH-keh


Ake is a Swedish, from Germanic unisex name meaning “ancestor”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Ake

Meaning: Ancestor.

Origin: Swedish, from Germanic.

How to Pronounce Ake

Phonetic: AH-keh

Popularity of Ake

Ake doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

Lists That Include Ake

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