Unisex name · since 1984
Laken
6,240 babies named Laken in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,234 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #989 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,240
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Laken currently ranks #989 among unisex names in America, with 6,240 babies recorded since 1984.
Social Security Administration records show Laken recorded 6,240 times among girls since 1984, holding rank #989 nationally today, ahead of 94% of girls, 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 1984 to 2025.
- #2,234 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #989 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,240 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laken ranks #2,234 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #989 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,240 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,234 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #989 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,240
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Laken's 6,240 recorded births place it above 96.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
How Laken compares
6,240 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Laken's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laken | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,240 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 256 | 21 | 19,840 |
Laken's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Laken's full recorded timeline at 2005, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 19 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 256 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Laken popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 256
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Laken popularity over time - boys
2,259 total births recorded since 1990 (Laken as boys' name)
Laken by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,963 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Laken's strongest decade.
1,963 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Laken births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 593
1980s
593 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,963 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,249 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,311 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,124 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,963 births (31% of all-time use).
How Laken 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 Laken's total volume
Laken by state
Where Laken concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 443 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 424 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 358 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 334 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 310 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 304 | 4.9% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 269 | 4.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 266 | 4.3% |
443 of 6,240 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Laken appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Laken's data
- Laken's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (1,963 total births) through the 2020s (1,124) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Mississippi records the most Lakens (443 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laken: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Laken 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.