girl's name
Lakyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,252
Lakyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 161 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2015, when 161 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 20,592 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1985.
Lakyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 80 |
| 1990s | 501 |
| 2000s | 649 |
| 2010s | 1,215 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 802 |
How popular is Lakyn?
In 2025, Lakyn was given to 161 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Lakyn 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 Lakyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lakyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lakyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lakyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lakyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lakyn
How popular is the name Lakyn?
In 2025, Lakyn was given to 161 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Lakyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Lakyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Lakyn most popular?
Lakyn peaked in 2015, when 161 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Lakyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lakyn currently ranks #1,486 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.