Lakin
Lakin was the 6706th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1632nd with 94 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,252 places. More babies were named Lakin in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Laken) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #6,706 girls, down 2,740 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- 76% girls, 24% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199694 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,355babies recorded
What does the name Lakin mean?
Lakin is a spelling of Laken, pronounced the same way, so it shares Laken's meaning and origin.
Laken is a modern American name, given mostly to girls and also to boys since the 1980s, with no documented origin; Wiktionary lists it as a girls' name without an etymology. It may be a respelling of the English surname Lakin or a form built on the word lake, but neither is confirmed. Laken (Laeken) is also a district of Brussels, whose name comes from a Germanic word for a stream or pool; it is not known to be the source of the given name.
How sure is this? Not documented. No documented origin; links with Lakin or 'lake' are guesses.
Related names: Lakin.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Laken', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Laken' (Dutch section), Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Laken', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Lakin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,706 | — | 17 | — |
| 2020 | #3,966 | #8,454 | 36 | 9 |
| 2010 | #4,074 | #7,377 | 37 | 11 |
| 2000 | #2,655 | #8,742 | 56 | 7 |
| 1990 | #2,303 | #8,915 | 55 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Lakin, counting every spelling?
Lakin is a spelling of Laken, a name family that ranked #683 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,706 for Lakin on its own. Together these spellings went to 417 girls in 2025.
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 Lakin?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lakin (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lakin 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 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lakin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lakin?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Lakin are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 17 and 33. That makes Lakin 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lakin: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lakin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lakin
How popular is the name Lakin?
Lakin was the 6706th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 1632nd with 94 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,252 places. More babies were named Lakin in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Lakin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 76% girls, 24% boys given the name Lakin in the US.