Given name & surname
Laken
“man from the lake”
Laken is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “man from the lake.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “man from the lake.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laken through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,499
- 2,259 boys · 6,240 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 376 babies
- 2025
- 376
- #990 for girls · #1,482 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +16%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 41% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 256 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 990 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 15.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 120 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (18). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,940 as a first name in 2020; 169 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Laken’s family of names
Laken has a related form in Lake. Laken has a related form in Lake. Laken has a related form in Lakin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 21
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Laken
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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