How rare is the name Laken?

5,940 people in the United States have the first name Laken, about 1 in 50,847. It ranks #3,493 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

LAKEN

#3,493

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
5,940
About
1 in 50,847
This common or more
82.5%
Who bears it

Of the 5,940 people named Laken, 87.1% reported their origin as White, 4.8% as Black and 4.2% as two or more races. 76.9% are female. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Laken peaked in 2025, when 376 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19842025
Peak year
2025
Births that year
376
In 2025*
376
Recorded as
mostly female

At least 8,499 babies have been given the name since 1984. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Laken by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #1,624. The largest share of babies named Laken, 42.2%, were born in 2013 or later.

1980s#3,049593
1990s#1,6642,077
2000s#2,3131,683
2010s#2,0292,243
2020s#1,6241,903
Millennials 1981–9624.9%
Generation Z 1997–1232.9%
2013 and later42.2%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Laken is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Laken has been most common in Mississippi (6.4×), West Virginia (4.2×), and Kentucky (4×), and least common in California (0.12×).

5,397 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Either side of Laken

#3,491 Krysta · 5,941#3,491 Lian · 5,941#3,494 Cyndi · 5,934#3,495 Corazon · 5,932

Spelled almost the same

5 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Laken, most common first.

#7,063 Lakyn · 2,194#7,633 Lakin · 1,981#8,730 Laiken · 1,646#13,175 Layken · 923#50,139 Lakena · 121

Also a last name

As a last name, Laken ranks #110,961 of 156,621, with 169 people. See Laken as a last name

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