NameTides

Laken

Laken was the #987 girls' name in the US in 2025 (256 babies), and #3,478 in Canada.

Laken as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Laken as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USCanada
Laken as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#987 (256)—#3,478 (5)
2024#1,221 (193)—#3,383 (5)
2023#1,519 (141)—#2,366 (8)
2022#1,415 (160)#5,670 (3)#2,315 (8)
2021#1,288 (178)—#2,616 (7)
2020#1,183 (196)——
2019#1,528 (141)#5,591 (3)—
2018#1,386 (162)—#2,151 (9)
2017#1,643 (131)—#2,179 (9)
2016#1,371 (171)#4,096 (5)#2,595 (7)
2015#1,609 (133)——
2014#1,868 (108)—#3,316 (5)
2013#1,616 (133)——
2012#1,823 (111)——
2011#1,817 (111)#5,785 (3)—

Laken as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Laken as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Laken as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,477 (120)#3,256 (6)#1,642 (13)
2024#1,487 (121)#3,255 (6)#959 (26)
2023#1,591 (109)#2,161 (10)#2,921 (5)
2022#1,269 (152)#3,049 (6)#1,483 (13)
2021#1,325 (140)#2,493 (8)#1,406 (14)
2020#1,313 (137)#2,228 (9)#1,595 (11)
2019#1,494 (114)#2,266 (9)#2,189 (7)
2018#1,565 (107)#2,259 (9)#1,836 (9)
2017#1,541 (106)#3,996 (4)#1,720 (10)
2016#1,724 (90)#2,804 (7)#1,283 (15)
2015#1,523 (108)#2,150 (10)#1,816 (9)
2014#1,608 (97)#3,362 (5)#1,465 (12)
2013#1,763 (82)#4,685 (3)#1,470 (12)
2012#1,742 (86)#3,987 (4)#1,781 (9)
2011#2,346 (54)#3,300 (5)#2,125 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #987.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1984.
  • In 2025, 68% of US babies named Laken were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,300 baby girls 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
USGirls2025about 1 in 6,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Laken is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 6,700 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 4,600 to 1 in 9,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Laken by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #420WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: #195NDMinnesota: #397MNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: #965MINew 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: #651INOhio: #878OHPennsylvania: #725PANew 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: #728MOKentucky: #498KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #606VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #286KSArkansas: #555ARTennessee: #497TNNorth Carolina: #684NCSouth Carolina: #560SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #776LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #391ALGeorgia: #796GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,352TXFlorida: #1,325FL
Laken (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#90712

Laken (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LakenCanadaGirls#3,4785
LakenCanadaBoys#1,64213
LakenEngland & WalesGirls—too few
LakenEngland & WalesBoys#3,2566
LakenNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
LakenUSGirls#987256
LakenUSBoys#1,477120