Layke
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- LAYK
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Unisex
Layke is a name of English origin, meaning “lake”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Layke mean?
English: spelling of Lake
“lake”
A respelling of Lake, the English nature name.
Is Layke a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Layke has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls and 6 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US.
How popular is Layke in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Layke, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2020, with 12 boys. 9 girls were also named Layke in 2025 (2,856th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Layke than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Layke in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 42 boys in the UK were given Layke or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #758, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.
- Lake 36
- Layke 6
Girls were 14% of the babies named Layke in the UK in 2020, and 60% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Layke in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
How popular is Layke in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Layke, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,650th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Layke in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 86 boys in the US were given Layke or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,620, up from #6,140 for this spelling alone.
- Lake 72
- Layke 14
Layke in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,007 |
| 2020 | 29 | #3,650 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
Names like Layke
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Koa Cove Kai Albie Ace Zayn Finn Oakley Rome Lochlan Rafe Jude
Other spellings of Layke
Names related to Layke
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Layke: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/layke, updated 20 October 2026.