Layken Boy & girl
How popular is Layken?
#2,410 girl name in 2025
74 baby girls were named Layken in the US in 2025, making it the 2410th most popular girl name. Another 20 boys got the name (#4,856 for boys).
Layken popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,410 for girls (▲ 447 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 74 girls, 20 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+30% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,001 in 2015, #2,931 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (74 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,410 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1988 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 25% boys, 75% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Layken counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Laken family of names ranked #415 for girls in 2025 (#476 the year before), with 734 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Laken | 256 | 35% |
| Laikyn | 118 | 16% |
| Lakyn | 144 | 20% |
| Laiken | 71 | 10% |
| Layken | 74 | 10% |
| Laikynn | 9 | 1% |
| Lakin | 17 | 2% |
| Laykin | 20 | 3% |
| Lakynn | 14 | 2% |
| Laykyn | 6 | 1% |
| Laikin | 5 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Layken is most popular
Babies named Layken per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Layken by decade
Girl names about as popular as Layken
Questions
- Is Layken a boy or girl name?
- Layken is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 25% of babies named Layken were boys and 75% were girls.
- How popular is the name Layken?
- 74 baby girls were named Layken in the US in 2025, making it the 2410th most popular girl name. Another 20 boys got the name (#4,856 for boys).
- When was Layken most popular?
- Layken peaked in 2025, when 74 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,410 in 2025.
- How many people are named Layken?
- 1,550 babies have been named Layken in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,540 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Layken most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Layken was most common in Iowa, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.