Unisex name · since 1985
Laiken
Laiken has 1,934 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,806 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,499 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,934
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laiken currently ranks #2499 among unisex names in America, with 1,934 babies recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laiken has been recorded 1,934 times among girls since 1985, currently ranked #2499 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #4,806 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,499 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,934 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laiken ranks #4,806 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,499 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,934 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,806 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,499 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,934
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laiken's 1,934 recorded births place it above 93.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Laiken compares
1,934 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Laiken's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laiken | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,934 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 90 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laiken's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laiken splits its recorded history at 2005: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 90 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laiken popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Laiken popularity over time - boys
533 total births recorded since 2001 (Laiken as boys' name)
Laiken by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (658 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Laiken's strongest decade.
658 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Laiken births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 59
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
341 births
- 2000s
2000s
430 births
- 2010s
2010s
658 births
- 2020s
2020s
446 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 658 births (34% of all-time use).
How Laiken compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Laiken's total volume
Laiken by state
Where Laiken concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 110 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 66 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 51 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 39 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 33 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 25 | 1.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 24 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 20 | 1.0% |
110 of 1,934 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Laiken appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Laiken's data
- Laiken's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (658 total births) through the 2020s (446) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Laikens (110 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Laiken: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Laiken draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.