Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Laken

Gender Unisex · 73% girls Rank 2025 #990 Trend ↑ Rising 22%
Rank 2025
#990
among girls · ↑231 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
376
named Laken · +20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,278
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
376 babies
All-time total
8,499
#2,234 all-time among girls
First recorded
1984
in Social Security records

Laken popularity over time

8,499 babies have been named Laken since 1984, 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
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 593 – 593 59 – #1,188
1990s 1,963 114 2,077 208 +250% #862
2000s 1,249 434 1,683 168 -19% #1,425
2010s 1,311 932 2,243 224 +33% #1,377
2020s (to 2025) 1,124 779 1,903 317 +41% #990

Where Laken 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 267 0.17 outside top 500
2027 277 0.17 outside top 500
2028 286 0.18 outside top 500
2029 294 0.18 outside top 500
2030 301 0.19 outside top 500

Where Laken is most popular

Girls named Laken per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.114 per 1,000. Strongest in Arkansas, Kentucky, and Alabama.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Laken 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
Arkansas 33 0.624 +446%
Kentucky 37 0.433 +278%
Alabama 37 0.394 +245%
North Dakota 5 0.380 +233%
Tennessee 54 0.341 +198%
Wisconsin 34 0.330 +189%
Kansas 18 0.312 +173%
South Carolina 26 0.289 +153%
Oklahoma 17 0.231 +102%
Virginia 36 0.211 +85%
Missouri 25 0.207 +81%
North Carolina 47 0.206 +80%
Michigan 33 0.181 +58%
Pennsylvania 42 0.178 +55%
Indiana 24 0.171 +49%
Georgia 37 0.163 +42%
Ohio 35 0.148 +29%
Minnesota 13 0.120 +5%
Louisiana 10 0.114 ≈ national
Mississippi 5 0.107 -7%
Iowa 6 0.103 -10%
Illinois 23 0.100 -12%
Texas 67 0.083 -27%
Florida 29 0.068 -41%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Laken

Laken is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #990 in 2025 with 256 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1984, 8,499 American babies have been named Laken, about 73% girls and 27% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 376 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 Laken stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Laken?

The median living Laken is about 16 years old; half are between 6 and 28. An estimated 8,400 people named Laken are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

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

Laken 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 256 #990 120 #1,482
2024 193 #1,221 121 #1,491
2023 141 #1,522 109 #1,603
2022 160 #1,418 152 #1,275
2021 178 #1,289 140 #1,329
2020 196 #1,185 137 #1,318
2019 141 #1,535 114 #1,502
2018 162 #1,388 107 #1,573
2017 131 #1,649 106 #1,548
2016 171 #1,377 90 #1,734
2015 133 #1,616 108 #1,527
2014 108 #1,871 97 #1,615
2013 133 #1,622 82 #1,777
2012 111 #1,826 86 #1,751
2011 111 #1,823 54 #2,362
2010 110 #1,854 88 #1,733
2009 98 #2,084 85 #1,783
2008 102 #2,038 76 #1,911
2007 145 #1,567 70 #2,009
2006 139 #1,564 51 #2,433
2005 120 #1,662 37 #2,879
2004 135 #1,493 32 #3,125
2003 121 #1,599 25 #3,588
2002 128 #1,487 21 #3,988
2001 133 #1,425 19 #4,222
2000 128 #1,441 18 #4,311
1995 213 #892 11 #5,365
1990 197 #955 9 #5,627
1985 110 #1,246 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Laken?

The median living Laken is about 16 years old. Half of all living Lakens are between 6 and 28 years old.

How many people named Laken are alive today?

An estimated 8,400 people named Laken are alive in the United States, based on 8,499 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Laken in 2025?

Laken ranked #990 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 256 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Laken?

8,499 babies have been named Laken in the United States since 1984, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Laken most popular?

Laken peaked in 2025, when 376 newborns received the name.

Is Laken a boy or girl name?

Laken is used for both: about 73% of babies named Laken have been girls and 27% boys.

Is the name Laken rising or falling?

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

Will Laken become more popular?

Laken is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 301 girls named Laken in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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