Unisex name · since 1985
Lakin
1,916 babies named Lakin in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,832 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,662 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,916
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,916 babies have been named Lakin since 1985, making it today's #6662 unisex name.
Lakin has 1,916 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6662 as of the latest data, more common than 61% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #4,832 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,662 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,916 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakin ranks #4,832 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,662 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,916 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,832 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,662 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,916
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lakin's 1,916 recorded births place it above 93.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
How Lakin compares
1,916 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Lakin's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lakin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,916 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lakin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lakin splits its recorded history at 2005: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2025 (17 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 94 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lakin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Lakin popularity over time - boys
439 total births recorded since 1988 (Lakin as boys' name)
Lakin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (777 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Lakin's strongest decade.
777 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Lakin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 193
1980s
193 births
- 1990s
1990s
777 births
- 2000s
2000s
501 births
- 2010s 301
2010s
301 births
- 2020s 144
2020s
144 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 777 births (41% of all-time use).
How Lakin 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 Lakin's total volume
Lakin by state
Where Lakin concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 96 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 51 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 50 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Kansas | | 46 | 2.4% |
| #5 | West Virginia | | 44 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 33 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 29 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Texas | | 28 | 1.5% |
96 of 1,916 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Lakin appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lakin's data
- Lakin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (777 total births); usage has since declined to 144 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Lakins (96 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky 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 Lakin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Lakin 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.