Laiken
Laiken was the 2502nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 71 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 2144th; the most babies were born in 2016 (90). Over the last ten years it has moved up 450 places. More babies were named Laiken in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,502 girls, down 358 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 71girls
- Girls and boys
- 70% girls, 30% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201690 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,467babies recorded
Laiken popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,502 | #4,202 | 71 | 25 |
| 2020 | #2,144 | #3,242 | 85 | 35 |
| 2010 | #3,065 | #4,622 | 55 | 21 |
| 2000 | #3,244 | — | 42 | — |
| 1990 | #5,411 | — | 17 | — |
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How popular is Laiken, counting every spelling?
Laiken is a spelling of Laikyn, a name family that ranked #854 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,502 for Laiken on its own. Together these spellings went to 308 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laikyn | 118 | #1,725 | 623 |
| Laiken | 71 | #2,502 | 361 |
| Layken | 74 | #2,423 | 328 |
| Laykin | 20 | #6,032 | 90 |
| Laikynn | 9 | #10,538 | 76 |
| Laekyn | 5 | #16,234 | 67 |
| Laykyn | 6 | #14,167 | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Laiken?
71 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Laiken (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Laiken born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 118 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Laiken.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Laiken?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Laiken are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 24. That makes Laiken mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Laiken by state
How common Laiken was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (2.0×). In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Laiken
How popular is the name Laiken?
Laiken was the 2502nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 71 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 2144th; the most babies were born in 2016 (90). Over the last ten years it has moved up 450 places. More babies were named Laiken in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Laiken a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 70% girls, 30% boys given the name Laiken in the US.
Where is Laiken most popular?
In 2021–2025, Laiken was most common in Tennessee (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Michigan.