Laken: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern coinage from lake”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- LAY-kən · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (74% girls, 26% boys since 1880)
Modern American name formed from the word lake, probably with the productive -en ending. It may also be influenced by surnames such as Lakin.
How popular is Laken?
Babies named Laken in 2024314
2024 rank#1,220 girls
Peak year2020
Total US babies since 18808,121
Laken is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Laken
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Lakynmodern spelling of Laken · American (modern coinage)
- Sevynmodern spelling of Seven · American (modern coinage)
- Kaycemodern spelling of Casey · American (modern coinage)
- Jreammodern spelling inspired by dream · American (modern coinage)
- Jaidenmodern variant of Jaden · American (modern coinage)
- Karsynmodern variant of Carson · American (modern coinage)
- Carsynmodern spelling of Carson · American (modern coinage)
- Jaylinmodern blend of Jay and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
Laken questions
What does the name Laken mean?
Laken means "modern coinage from lake". It comes from American (modern coinage). Modern American name formed from the word lake, probably with the productive -en ending. It may also be influenced by surnames such as Lakin.
Is Laken a boy or girl name?
Laken is used for both: about 74% of US babies named Laken since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Laken?
314 US babies were named Laken in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.
How do you pronounce Laken?
Laken is usually pronounced LAY-kən.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.