Laikyn
Laikyn was the 1725th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 118 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1468th with 150 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 253 places. More babies were named Laikyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,725 girls, down 196 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 118girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018150 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,188babies recorded
Laikyn popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 69 since 2016, 6 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,725 | 118 |
| 2020 | #1,529 | 139 |
| 2010 | #3,671 | 43 |
| 2000 | #6,104 | 18 |
| 1990 | #9,744 | 8 |
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How popular is Laikyn, counting every spelling?
Laikyn is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #854 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,725 for Laikyn 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 Laikyn?
118 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Laikyn (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Laikyn 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 71 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Laikyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Laikyn?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Laikyn are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 14. That makes Laikyn a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Laikyn by state
How common Laikyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (4.6×), Tennessee (1.9×), North Carolina (1.8×). In 34 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
These names rose and fell in step with Laikyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Laikyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Laikyn
How popular is the name Laikyn?
Laikyn was the 1725th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 118 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1468th with 150 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 253 places. More babies were named Laikyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Laikyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Laikyn in the US.
Where is Laikyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Laikyn was most common in North Dakota (0.69 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Arkansas.