Total births
40
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.
- 40
- total births
- 1989–1999
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 85%
- born in that 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.
- 40 total births
- 1989–1999 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 85% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
40 girls have been named Lakan since 1989, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1999.
- 40
- total births
- 1989–1999
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 85%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
85% of everyone ever named Lakan was born in this single decade.
1991
Single peak year
8 babies were named Lakan in 1991 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1999Peak year
1991
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1989
Lakan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1999
- Peak year (1991)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Lakan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 34 births (85% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lakan? ▼
Since 1989, Social Security records show 40 babies named Lakan. The most recent recorded year was 1999. Its busiest year on record was 1991, with 8 births.
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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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lakan: Baby Name Since 1989 - 40 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lakan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.