Jaka is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Jaka Ankerst (born 1989), Slovenian ice hockey playerJaka Bizilj (born 1971), Slovenian film producerJaka Blažič (born 1990), Slovenian professional basketballJaka Hvala (born 1993), Slovenian ski jumperFaraz Jaka (born 1985), American professional poker player and businessmanJaka Tingkir, founder and the first king of the Sultanate of PajangAlmerindo Jaka Jamba (born 1949), Angolan politician and former rebel leader in UNITAJaka Jazbec, Italian sprint canoeist who has competed since the mid-2000sJaka Klobučar (born 1987), Slovenian professional basketball playerJaka Lakovič (born 1978), Slovenian professional basketball playerJaka Mwambi, Tanzanian politician and diplomatJaka Singgih (born 1958), Indonesian businessman, Managing Director of Bumi Laut GroupJaka Štromajer (born 1983), Slovenian football strikerJaka Železnikar (born 1971), Slovene author of computational poetry and visual art