NameTides

Lake

Lake was the #2,056 boys' name in the US in 2025 (72 babies), and #976 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Lake as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Canada
Lake as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Lake as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandCanada
2025#2,056 (72)#976 (31)#560 (5)—#2,789 (6)
2024#1,620 (105)#898 (35)——#3,072 (5)
2023#1,803 (89)#625 (57)#435 (7)—#2,921 (5)
2022#1,706 (99)#901 (34)#522 (5)—#1,415 (14)
2021#1,789 (88)#751 (45)#477 (6)#433 (3)#1,560 (12)
2020#1,872 (79)#821 (37)——#2,431 (6)
2019#1,842 (82)#1,369 (18)——#2,440 (6)
2018#2,065 (69)#1,324 (19)——#1,572 (11)
2017#1,935 (74)#2,734 (7)——#2,010 (8)
2016#2,167 (63)#1,903 (12)———
2015#2,132 (65)#1,902 (12)———
2014#2,429 (52)#2,248 (9)——#2,667 (5)
2013#2,623 (45)#2,660 (7)———
2012#2,380 (53)#3,416 (5)———
2011#2,403 (52)———#2,629 (5)

Lake as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Lake as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Lake as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#3,577 (42)#4,867 (4)——
2024#4,039 (36)#4,844 (4)#790 (3)—
2023#3,274 (49)#2,063 (13)—#3,290 (5)
2022#2,995 (55)#2,178 (12)#625 (4)#2,835 (6)
2021#2,929 (57)#5,581 (3)—#1,876 (11)
2020#2,779 (59)#2,163 (12)—#2,007 (10)
2019#2,856 (58)#1,940 (14)—#2,872 (6)
2018#3,201 (50)#1,788 (16)#809 (3)#2,344 (8)
2017#3,247 (49)#3,583 (6)—#2,609 (7)
2016#3,523 (44)#2,233 (12)——
2015#3,299 (49)#3,615 (6)——
2014#3,778 (40)———
2013#4,002 (37)———
2012#5,895 (22)———
2011#8,614 (13)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,620.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1891.
  • In 2025, 37% of US babies named Lake were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 24,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 24,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 38,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Lake is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 21,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 28,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Lake by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,908TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Lake (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LakeCanadaGirls—too few
LakeCanadaBoys#2,7896
LakeEngland & WalesGirls#4,8674
LakeEngland & WalesBoys#97631
LakeNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
LakeScotlandGirls—too few
LakeScotlandBoys#5605
LakeUSGirls#3,57742
LakeUSBoys#2,05672