Lakelynn
Lakelynn was the 498th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 596 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,069 places. More babies were named Lakelynn in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it LAYK-lin /ˈleɪklɪn/
- Rank in 2025
- #498 girls, up 966 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 596girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025596 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,652babies recorded
What does the name Lakelynn mean?
Lakelynn is a very recent American girls' name, recorded only from 1999. Wiktionary lists it as a modern given name without an etymology. It joins the English word lake with -lynn, an ending found in many recent names such as Brooklyn and Adalynn. No source documents its formation, so we do not give it a meaning, though parents may intend the image of a lake.
How sure is this? Not documented. Modern coinage with no documented meaning.
Related names: Lakelyn, Lakyn, Brooklyn.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lakelynn' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Lakelynn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #498 | 596 |
| 2020 | #1,464 | 147 |
| 2010 | #8,114 | 15 |
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How popular is Lakelynn, counting every spelling?
Lakelynn is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #318 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #498 for Lakelynn on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,031 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakelynn | 596 | #498 | 1,906 |
| Lakelyn | 421 | #673 | 1,588 |
| Lakelynne | 9 | #10,540 | 26 |
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 Lakelynn?
596 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lakelynn (0.17 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lakelynn 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 14 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lakelynn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lakelynn?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Lakelynn are alive today, with a median age of 3; half are between 2 and 6. That makes Lakelynn 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.
Lakelynn by state
How common Lakelynn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (4.6×), West Virginia (4.4×), Alabama (4.3×), Arkansas (4.1×), Kentucky (3.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in California, Colorado, New York.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lakelynn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lakelynn, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Lakelynn · Sibling names for Lakelynn
Questions about the name Lakelynn
How popular is the name Lakelynn?
Lakelynn was the 498th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 596 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,069 places. More babies were named Lakelynn in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Lakelynn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lakelynn in the US.
Where is Lakelynn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lakelynn was most common in Oklahoma (1.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by West Virginia and Alabama.