boy's name
Laker
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 283
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2024 births
Laker is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 31 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 106,952 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2005.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Laker over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 21 |
| 2010s | 72 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 150 |
How popular is Laker?
In 2025, Laker was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Laker is used
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 Laker
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Laker also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Laker over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Laker
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Laker — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Laker
How popular is the name Laker?
In 2025, Laker was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Laker a girl's or a boy's name?
Laker is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Laker?
Laker has 2 syllables.
When was Laker most popular?
Laker peaked in 2025, when 31 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Laker a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Laker currently ranks #3,538 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.