Unisex name · since 2002
Lakeland
Lakeland has 122 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,118 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,030 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 122
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lakeland is the #8030 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 122 recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Lakeland recorded 122 times among boys since 2002, holding rank #8030 nationally today, ahead of 42% of boys, 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 2002 to 2025.
- #16,118 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,030 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 122 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakeland ranks #16,118 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,030 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 122 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,118 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,030 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 122
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lakeland's 122 recorded births place it above 64.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Lakeland compares
122 29th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Lakeland's all-time total is 67% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lakeland | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 122 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lakeland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lakeland splits its recorded history at 2018: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lakeland popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Lakeland popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2010 (Lakeland as girls' name)
Lakeland by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (60 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Lakeland's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Lakeland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 60 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lakeland's data
- Lakeland's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (60 total births) through the 2020s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lakeland: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Lakeland 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.