Girls' name · since 1989

Lakan

40 babies named Lakan in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#37,584 of 72,339
all-time among girls
40
born since 1989
1990s
peak decade

Lakan is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 40 have been recorded since 1989.

Social Security Administration records show Lakan recorded 40 times among girls since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 1999.

  • #37,584 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 40 born since 1989
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakan ranks #37,584 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.

#37,584 of 72,339
all-time among girls
40
born since 1989
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lakan's 40 recorded births place it above 47.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lakan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lakan's full recorded timeline at 1992, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lakan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1999

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1991)
8
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
456789 198919901991199219951999 5

Lakan by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (34 births, 85% of the file).

1990s was Lakan's strongest decade.

34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.

Lakan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 34 births (85% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakan? ▼
Since 1989, Social Security records show 40 babies named Lakan. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #37,584 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1999. Its busiest year on record was 1991, with 8 births.
Where does Lakan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakan ranks #37,584 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lakan most popular? ▼
Lakan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Lakan been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lakan since 1989 -- 11 years through the most recent 1999 data.
What names are similar to Lakan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lakeisha, Lakisha, Lakesha, Laken, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Lakan

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lakan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1989–1999 (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 Lakan 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.