Laykin
Laykin was the 6032nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 4066th with 37 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 639 places. More babies were named Laykin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,032 girls, down 448 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20girls
- Girls and boys
- 80% girls, 20% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201437 babies
- Total since 1880
- 629babies recorded
Laykin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,032 | — | 20 | — |
| 2020 | #5,584 | #13,267 | 22 | 5 |
| 2010 | #8,535 | — | 14 | — |
| 2000 | #7,833 | — | 13 | — |
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How popular is Laykin, counting every spelling?
Laykin is a spelling of Laikyn, a name family that ranked #854 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,032 for Laykin 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 Laykin?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Laykin (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Laykin 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 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Laykin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Laykin?
About 600 people born in the US named Laykin are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 8 and 19. That makes Laykin 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Laykin: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Laykin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Laykin
How popular is the name Laykin?
Laykin was the 6032nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 4066th with 37 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 639 places. More babies were named Laykin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Laykin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 80% girls, 20% boys given the name Laykin in the US.