Boys' name · since 2014
Laking
Since 2014, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Laking, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,779 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laking is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 18 have been recorded since 2014.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laking has been recorded 18 times among boys since 2014, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2019.
- #29,779 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 18 born since 2014
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laking ranks #29,779 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 2014, peaking in the 2010s.
- #29,779 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laking's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Laking's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Laking's full recorded timeline at 2017, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Laking popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2019
- Peak year (2017)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Laking by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (18 births, 100% of the file).
2010s was Laking's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Laking births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 18 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Laking: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~5 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, 2014–2019 (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 Laking 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.