Åke is a masculine Swedish given name, possibly derived from the medieval Germanic name Anicho, derived from ano meaning "ancestor". In Sweden, May 8 is the Name day for Åke. There are variant spellings, including the Danish/Norwegian Åge or Aage. Åke is uncommon as a surname. People with the name Åke include:
Åke Bergqvist (1900–1975), Swedish Olympic sailorÅke Borg (1901–1973), Swedish swimmerÅke Edwardson (born 1953), Swedish author of detective fiction, and a professor at Gothenburg UniversityÅke Fridell (1919–1985), Swedish film actorÅke Green (born 1941), Swedish Pentecostal Christian pastorÅke Gustafsson (1908–1988), Swedish botanist and geneticistÅke Häger (1897–1968), Swedish Olympic gymnastÅke Hedvall (1910–1969), Swedish discus throwerÅke Hellman (born 1915), Finnish centenarian, art professor and painterÅke Hellman (born 1940), Swedish accordionerÅke Hodell (1919–2000), Swedish fighter pilot, poet, author, text-sound composer, and artistAke Jonsson (b. ?), Swedish motocross racer.Åke Lindman (formerly Åke Järvinen) (1928–2009), Finnish director and actorÅke Lundqvist (born 1936), Swedish actorÅke Nauman (1908–1995), Swedish Olympic water polo playerÅke Parmerud (born 1953), Swedish electroacoustic music composerÅke Pleijel (1913–1989), Swedish mathematicianÅke Rusck (1912–1977), Swedish businessmanÅke Seyffarth (1919–1998), Swedish speed skaterÅke Sundborg (1921–2007), Swedish geomorphologist and hydrologistÅke Thelning (1892–1979), Swedish Olympic horse riderÅke Henriksson Tott (1598–1640), Swedish soldier and politicianÅke Wallenquist (1904–1994), Swedish astronomerKarl-Åke Asph (born 1939), Swedish Olympic cross country skierBengt-Åke Gustafsson (born 1958), retired Swedish ice hockey player, now head coach of the Swedish national ice hockey teamLars-Åke Lagrell (born 1940), Swedish sports personality; President of the Swedish Football AssociationSven-Åke Lundbäck (born 1948), Swedish Olympic cross-country skier