US rank #4041 Boys' name Peak 2024 207 births

Laker — #4041 US boys' name

207 babies named Laker in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s212010s722020s114
#4041
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 72% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Laker was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

27 babies were named Laker in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laker

The Social Security Administration has registered 207 babies named Laker between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Laker currently holds the #4041 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laker performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Laker shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Laker in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laker 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 207 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.

Laker at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

207

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2024

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,041

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Laker popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
27
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
051015202530 20242022202020182014201120092005 5

Laker popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2023 (Laker as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2023 5

Laker by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
114 births that decade — 55% of Laker's all-time total
2000s212010s722020s114

Laker by state

Where Laker concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Laker
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.4%
Texas share of Laker's total US births 2.4%

5 of 207 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laker?
207 babies have been named Laker since 2005. It currently ranks #4041 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 27 births.
When was Laker most popular?
Laker was most popular in the 2020s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Laker most popular?
The top states for the name Laker are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Laker been used?
Laker has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Laker?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lake, Laken, Lakota, Lakendrick, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2005–2024 (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.