Is Laikyn a boy or girl name?

Laikyn is a girl’s name. Of the 2,188 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 96.9% were girls and 3.1% were boys.

Laikyn

Recorded 1990–2025 · United States

Laikyn was most popular in 2018, when 162 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,520 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,056, with 124 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,188 people named Laikyn.

Laikyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Laikyn’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Laikyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Laikyn is a girl’s name — 96.9% of the 2,188 Americans given it were girls and 3.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 95% girls and 5% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Laikyn

Where Laikyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org