Recorded 1989–1999 Girls' name Peak 1991 40 births

Lakan — girls' name

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.

1980s61990s34
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.

What the Data Says About Lakan

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Lakan between 1989 and 1999, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lakan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lakan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lakan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lakan 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 40 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.

Lakan at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

40

Since 1989

11 years of records

Peak year

1991

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1989

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1999

Lakan popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1991)
8
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
456789 199919951992199119901989 6

Lakan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
34 births that decade — 85% of Lakan's all-time total
1980s61990s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lakan?
40 babies have been named Lakan since 1989. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year 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?
Lakan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 11 years of data through 1999.
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.

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, 1989–1999 (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.