Girls' name · since 1997
Lakelyn
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 2,969 babies named Lakelyn, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,621 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #674 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,969
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
2,969 babies have been named Lakelyn since 1997, making it today's #674 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakelyn has been recorded 2,969 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #674 nationally and more common than 96% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #3,621 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #674 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,969 born since 1997
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakelyn ranks #3,621 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #674 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,969 born since 1997, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,621 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #674 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,969
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Lakelyn's 2,969 recorded births place it above 94.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Tennessee.
How Lakelyn compares
2,969 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Lakelyn's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lakelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,969 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 421 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lakelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lakelyn's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 93% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 7%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 421, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lakelyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 421
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Lakelyn popularity over time - boys
45 total births recorded since 2006 (Lakelyn as boys' name)
Lakelyn by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,783 births, 60% of the file).
2020s was Lakelyn's strongest decade.
1,783 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Lakelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 150
2000s
150 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,014 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,783 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,783 births (60% of all-time use).
How Lakelyn 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 Lakelyn's total volume
Lakelyn by state
Where Lakelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 241 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 200 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 157 | 5.3% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 144 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 132 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 108 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 103 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 100 | 3.4% |
241 of 2,969 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Lakelyn appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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- Tennessee records the most Lakelyns (241 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lakelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
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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, 1997–2025 (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 Lakelyn 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.