Recorded 1991–2021 Unisex name Peak 1991 63 births

Laikin — unisex name

63 babies named Laikin in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s212000s112010s212020s10
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Laikin was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

8 babies were named Laikin in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laikin

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Laikin between 1991 and 2021, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laikin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Laikin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2019.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laikin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Laikin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laikin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 63 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Laikin at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

63

Since 1991

31 years of records

Peak year

1991

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1991

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2021

Laikin popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1991

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1991)
8
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
456789 20212020201920142011201020072006199719951991 8

Laikin popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2019 (Laikin as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2019 5

Laikin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
21 births that decade — 33% of Laikin's all-time total
1990s212000s112010s212020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laikin?
63 babies have been named Laikin since 1991. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1991 with 8 births.
When was Laikin most popular?
Laikin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Is Laikin a unisex name?
Yes, Laikin is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 63 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Laikin been used?
Laikin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 31 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Laikin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Laila, Lainey, Lailah, Laine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.