boy's name

Lakshan

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 34

Lakshan is a boy's name. In 2017 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2018, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 2012.

Lakshan over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2018, not a full ten years.

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Births named Lakshan by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2010s (to 2018) 14

How popular is Lakshan?

In 2018, Lakshan was given to 5 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Lakshan is used

England & Wales #3,568 5 in 2018
France #4,639 5 in 2009
United States #12,436 5 in 2017

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Lakshan

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Lakshan also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lakshan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Lakshan

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lakshan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Lakshan

How popular is the name Lakshan?

In 2018, Lakshan was given to 5 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Lakshan a girl's or a boy's name?

Lakshan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Lakshan most popular?

Lakshan peaked in 2018, when 5 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.