Laken

How popular is Laken in the UK?

Rank in 2025

#3,329among boys

Babies in 2025

6about 1 in 50,000 boys

Five-year trend

Steadydown 11% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Laken, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 12 boys.

Half of all the boys named Laken in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were given Laken or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,959, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.

• Laken 6
• Layken 4

In 2009, 60% of the babies named Laken in the UK were girls. By 2019 it was 25%, with more boys than girls since 2015.

Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.

How popular is Laken in the US?

Rank in 2025

#987among girls

Babies in 2025

256about 1 in 6,300 girls

Five-year trend

Steadyup 18% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 256 girls in the US were named Laken, making it the 987th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,183rd. It first appears in the records in 1984. 120 boys were also named Laken in 2025 (1,477th for boys).

2025 had the most girls named Laken of any year since it first appeared, in 1984.

Half of all the girls named Laken in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 739 girls in the US were given Laken or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #441, up from #987 for this spelling alone.

• Laken 256
• Lakyn 144
• Laikyn 118
• Layken 74
• Laiken 71
• Laykin 20
• Lakin 17
• Lakynn 14

Girls were 96% of the babies named Laken in the US in 1990, and 68% in 2025.