Given name & surname
Lakan
“man from the lake”
Lakan is a variant of Laken. One American interpretation is “man from the lake.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lakan is a variant of Laken. One American interpretation is “man from the lake.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lakan is a variant of Laken. An origin associated with Laken is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lakan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 40
- 0 boys · 40 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1999. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lakan’s family of names
Lakan has a related form in Laken. In Greek usage, Lakan as a surname is a transliteration of Λακάν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.