Recorded 2017–2023 Boys' name Peak 2019 22 births

Lykan — boys' name

22 babies named Lykan in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s152020s7
2010s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Lykan was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lykan in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lykan

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Lykan between 2017 and 2023, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lykan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lykan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lykan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lykan 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 22 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.

Lykan at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

22

Since 2017

7 years of records

Peak year

2019

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2017

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2023

Lykan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2017

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2019)
9
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
5678910 202320192017 6

Lykan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
15 births that decade — 68% of Lykan's all-time total
2010s152020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lykan?
22 babies have been named Lykan since 2017. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2019 with 9 births.
When was Lykan most popular?
Lykan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Lykan been used?
Lykan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 7 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Lykan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lykos. 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, 2017–2023 (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.