Lakin Boy & girl
How popular is Lakin?
#6,545 girl name in 2025
17 baby girls were named Lakin in the US in 2025, making it the 6545th most popular girl name.
2,325living people named Lakin (est.)
24median age of people named Lakin
2,355babies named Lakin since 1880
1 in 195,020US babies born in 2025
Lakin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,545 for girls (▼ 586 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 17 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-47% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,402 in 2015, #3,914 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1996 (94 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,623 in 1996 |
| First recorded | 1985 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 30% boys, 70% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lakin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Laken family of names ranked #415 for girls in 2025 (#476 the year before), with 734 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Laken | 256 | 35% |
| Laikyn | 118 | 16% |
| Lakyn | 144 | 20% |
| Laiken | 71 | 10% |
| Layken | 74 | 10% |
| Laikynn | 9 | 1% |
| Lakin | 17 | 2% |
| Laykin | 20 | 3% |
| Lakynn | 14 | 2% |
| Laykyn | 6 | 1% |
| Laikin | 5 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Lakin by decade
Girl names about as popular as Lakin
Questions
- Is Lakin a boy or girl name?
- Lakin is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 30% of babies named Lakin were boys and 70% were girls.
- How popular is the name Lakin?
- 17 baby girls were named Lakin in the US in 2025, making it the 6545th most popular girl name.
- When was Lakin most popular?
- Lakin peaked in 1996, when 94 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,623 in 1996.
- How many people are named Lakin?
- 2,355 babies have been named Lakin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,325 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 24.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.