Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Lakelyn

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #673 Trend ↑ Rising 88%
Rank 2025
#673
among girls · ↑85 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
429
named Lakelyn · +14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,818
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
429 babies
All-time total
3,014
#3,622 all-time among girls
First recorded
1997
in Social Security records

Lakelyn popularity over time

3,014 babies have been named Lakelyn since 1997, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
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1960s – – – – – –
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1990s 22 – 22 2 – #9,749
2000s 150 5 155 16 +605% #5,311
2010s 1,014 – 1,014 101 +554% #1,165
2020s (to 2025) 1,783 40 1,823 304 +200% #673

Where Lakelyn is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 467 0.29 outside top 500
2027 511 0.32 outside top 500
2028 550 0.34 outside top 500
2029 587 0.37 outside top 500
2030 620 0.39 #484

Where Lakelyn is most popular

Girls named Lakelyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.196 per 1,000. Strongest in South Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Lakelyn born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
South Carolina 66 0.734 +275%
Tennessee 109 0.688 +252%
Kentucky 54 0.631 +223%
West Virginia 16 0.611 +212%
Alabama 54 0.575 +194%
Georgia 128 0.563 +188%
Mississippi 23 0.492 +151%
Oklahoma 35 0.476 +143%
Missouri 56 0.465 +137%
North Carolina 102 0.448 +129%
Nebraska 16 0.445 +127%
Indiana 61 0.435 +122%
Idaho 14 0.418 +114%
Wisconsin 43 0.417 +113%
Iowa 22 0.377 +92%
Michigan 63 0.346 +77%
Minnesota 37 0.343 +75%
Arkansas 18 0.341 +74%
Ohio 76 0.320 +64%
Louisiana 26 0.297 +52%
Virginia 44 0.258 +32%
Maryland 23 0.217 +11%
Illinois 49 0.214 +9%
Pennsylvania 41 0.173 -11%
Utah 11 0.132 -32%
Florida 53 0.124 -37%
Texas 95 0.118 -40%
Colorado 11 0.099 -50%
New York 20 0.051 -74%
Arizona 5 0.036 -82%
Washington 5 0.035 -82%
California 18 0.021 -89%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lakelyn

Lakelyn is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #673 in 2025 with 421 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1997, 3,014 American babies have been named Lakelyn. Its peak came in 2025, when 429 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lakelyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lakelyn?

The median living Lakelyn is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 8. An estimated 3,000 people named Lakelyn are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lakelyn year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 421 #673 8 #9,371
2024 372 #758 5 #13,416
2023 285 #933 8 #9,415
2022 271 #980 6 #11,699
2021 239 #1,057 5 #13,267
2020 195 #1,192 8 #9,207
2019 205 #1,165 – –
2018 193 #1,217 – –
2017 134 #1,620 – –
2016 102 #1,966 – –
2015 99 #2,003 – –
2014 78 #2,362 – –
2013 81 #2,292 – –
2012 54 #3,119 – –
2011 36 #4,118 – –
2010 32 #4,551 – –
2009 27 #5,311 – –
2008 24 #5,866 – –
2007 18 #7,271 – –
2006 17 #7,346 5 #13,184
2005 10 #10,579 – –
2004 6 #15,210 – –
2003 13 #8,277 – –
2002 13 #8,083 – –
2001 10 #9,772 – –
2000 12 #8,320 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lakelyn, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lakelyn?

The median living Lakelyn is about 4 years old. Half of all living Lakelyns are between 1 and 8 years old.

How many people named Lakelyn are alive today?

An estimated 3,000 people named Lakelyn are alive in the United States, based on 3,014 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Lakelyn in 2025?

Lakelyn ranked #673 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 421 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lakelyn?

3,014 babies have been named Lakelyn in the United States since 1997, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lakelyn most popular?

Lakelyn peaked in 2025, when 429 newborns received the name.

Is Lakelyn a boy or girl name?

Lakelyn is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lakelyn rising or falling?

Lakelyn is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lakelyn become more popular?

Lakelyn is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 620 girls named Lakelyn in 2030, which would rank around #484. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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