Layken
Layken was the 2423rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 74 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 592 places. More babies were named Layken in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,423 girls, up 527 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 74girls
- Girls and boys
- 76% girls, 24% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202574 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,550babies recorded
Layken popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,423 | #4,971 | 74 | 20 |
| 2020 | #2,950 | #4,225 | 55 | 24 |
| 2010 | #4,362 | #8,519 | 34 | 9 |
| 2000 | #9,580 | — | 10 | — |
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How popular is Layken, counting every spelling?
Layken is a spelling of Laikyn, a name family that ranked #854 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,423 for Layken 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 Layken?
74 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Layken (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Layken 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 113 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Layken.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Layken?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Layken are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 17. That makes Layken 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.
Layken by state
How common Layken was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Layken
How popular is the name Layken?
Layken was the 2423rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 74 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 592 places. More babies were named Layken in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Layken a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 76% girls, 24% boys given the name Layken in the US.
Where is Layken most popular?
In 2021–2025, Layken was most common in Iowa (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oklahoma and Alabama.