Girls' name · since 1990
Laikyn
Laikyn has 2,119 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,729 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,119
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Laikyn is the #1729 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,119 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Laikyn recorded 2,119 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #1729 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #4,536 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,729 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,119 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laikyn ranks #4,536 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,729 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,119 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,536 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,729 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,119
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laikyn's 2,119 recorded births place it above 93.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Laikyn compares
2,119 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Laikyn's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laikyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,119 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 150 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laikyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Laikyn's full recorded timeline at 2008, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 150 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Laikyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 150
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Laikyn popularity over time - boys
69 total births recorded since 2016 (Laikyn as boys' name)
Laikyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (963 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Laikyn's strongest decade.
963 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Laikyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 125
1990s
125 births
- 2000s 269
2000s
269 births
- 2010s
2010s
963 births
- 2020s
2020s
762 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 963 births (45% of all-time use).
How Laikyn 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 Laikyn's total volume
Laikyn by state
Where Laikyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 212 | 10.0% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 121 | 5.7% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 66 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 64 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 58 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 48 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 44 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 43 | 2.0% |
212 of 2,119 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Laikyn appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Laikyn's data
- Laikyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (963 total births) through the 2020s (762) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Laikyns (212 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Laikyn
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laikyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Laikyn 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.