Unisex name · since 1998
Layke
172 babies named Layke in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,882 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,331 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 172
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Layke is the #6331 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 172 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Layke recorded 172 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #6331 nationally today, ahead of 55% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #13,882 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,331 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 172 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Layke ranks #13,882 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,331 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 172 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,882 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,331 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 172
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Layke's 172 recorded births place it above 69.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Layke compares
172 35th 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
Layke's all-time total is 53% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Layke | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 172 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Layke's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Layke's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Layke popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Layke popularity over time - girls
60 total births recorded since 2011 (Layke as girls' name)
Layke by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (104 births, 60% of the file).
2020s was Layke's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Layke births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
- 2020s
2020s
104 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 104 births (60% of all-time use).
Layke by state
Where Layke concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 172 births nationwide.
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What to do with Layke's data
- North Carolina records the most Laykes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Layke: 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 (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Layke 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.