boy's name
Laakea
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 218
Laakea is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2007, when 14 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1996.
Laakea over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 23 |
| 2000s | 79 |
| 2010s | 79 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 37 |
How popular is Laakea?
In 2025, Laakea was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Laakea
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Laakea also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Laakea over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Laakea
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Laakea — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Laakea
How popular is the name Laakea?
In 2025, Laakea was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Laakea a girl's or a boy's name?
Laakea is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Laakea most popular?
Laakea peaked in 2007, when 14 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Laakea a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Laakea currently ranks #8,441 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.