How popular is the name Laken?

Laken ranks 1,897th among girls' names in US records, with 8,121 births since 1984. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,604.

Is Laken a unisex name?

No. Laken is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1991, when 232 children were given the name. It has been in use for 41 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#1,897 of girl names

Pronounced L AA1 K EH1 N (ARPABET)

Laken is a girls' name, and first appears in 1984. It has been given to 8,121 children — the 1,897th most common girls' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 36% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 1991, when 232 children were given it.

1991Girls: 232Boys: 8

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Laken?: Laken ranks 1,897th among girls' names in US records, with 8,121 births since 1984. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,604.
Is Laken a unisex name?: No. Laken is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Laken most popular?: 1991, when 232 children were given the name. It has been in use for 41 years and is still recorded as of 2024.