Girls' name · since 1985
Lakyn
3,103 babies named Lakyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,537 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,490 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,103
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lakyn is the #1490 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,103 recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Lakyn recorded 3,103 times among girls since 1985, holding rank #1490 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #3,537 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,490 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,103 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakyn ranks #3,537 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,490 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,103 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,537 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,490 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,103
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lakyn's 3,103 recorded births place it above 95.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lakyn compares
3,103 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Lakyn's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lakyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,103 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 153 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lakyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lakyn's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 153, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lakyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 153
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Lakyn popularity over time - boys
144 total births recorded since 2008 (Lakyn as boys' name)
Lakyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,146 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Lakyn's strongest decade.
1,146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Lakyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 80
1980s
80 births
- 1990s
1990s
501 births
- 2000s
2000s
642 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,146 births
- 2020s
2020s
734 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,146 births (37% of all-time use).
How Lakyn 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 Lakyn's total volume
Lakyn by state
Where Lakyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 239 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 142 | 4.6% |
| #3 | West Virginia | | 140 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 125 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 115 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 110 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Kansas | | 106 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 74 | 2.4% |
239 of 3,103 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Lakyn appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lakyn's data
- Lakyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,146 total births) through the 2020s (734) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lakyns (239 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lakyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
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 Lakyn 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.