Given name
Layke
“man from the lake”·“from the still waters”
Layke is a variant of Laken. One American interpretation is “man from the lake.” Layke is a variant of Lake. One American interpretation is “from the still waters.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Layke is a variant of Laken. One American interpretation is “man from the lake.” Layke is a variant of Lake. One American interpretation is “from the still waters.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Layke 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 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Layke through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 232
- 172 boys · 60 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 44 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,309 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +43%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,309 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Layke’s family of names
Layke has a related form in Laken. Layke has a related form in Lake.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Layke
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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