Boys' name · since 2005
Laker
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 233 babies named Laker, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,073 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,119 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 233
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
233 babies have been named Laker since 2005, making it today's #4119 boys' name.
Laker has 233 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4119 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #12,073 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,119 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 233 born since 2005
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laker ranks #12,073 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,119 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 233 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,073 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,119 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 233
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Laker's 233 recorded births place it above 73.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Laker compares
233 41st 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
Laker's all-time total is 37% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laker | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 233 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Laker's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laker splits its recorded history at 2018: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laker popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Laker popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2023 (Laker as girls' name)
Laker by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (140 births, 60% of the file).
2020s was Laker's strongest decade.
140 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Laker births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
- 2020s
2020s
140 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 140 births (60% of all-time use).
Laker by state
Where Laker concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 233 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Lakers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Laker: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2005–2025 (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 Laker 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.