Lakyn
Lakyn was the 1489th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 144 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 11 places. More babies were named Lakyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Laken) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #1,489 girls, up 276 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 144girls
- Girls and boys
- 92% girls, 8% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2015153 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,247babies recorded
What does the name Lakyn mean?
Lakyn 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
Lakyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,489 | #5,510 | 144 | 17 |
| 2020 | #1,765 | #6,495 | 113 | 13 |
| 2010 | #2,192 | — | 89 | — |
| 2000 | #2,693 | — | 55 | — |
| 1990 | #3,323 | — | 33 | — |
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How popular is Lakyn, counting every spelling?
Lakyn is a spelling of Laken, a name family that ranked #683 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,489 for Lakyn 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 Lakyn?
144 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lakyn (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lakyn 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 58 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lakyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lakyn?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Lakyn are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 23. That makes Lakyn 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.
Lakyn by state
How common Lakyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (6.0×), Kentucky (5.2×), Wisconsin (2.9×), Tennessee (2.0×). In 30 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 Lakyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lakyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lakyn
How popular is the name Lakyn?
Lakyn was the 1489th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 144 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 11 places. More babies were named Lakyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Lakyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 92% girls, 8% boys given the name Lakyn in the US.
Where is Lakyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lakyn was most common in West Virginia (0.69 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oklahoma and Kentucky.