Is Lakin a boy or girl name?

Lakin is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 2,355 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 81.4% were girls and 18.6% were boys.

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Lakin

Recorded 1985–2025 · United States

Lakin was most popular in 1996, when 101 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,672 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,355 people named Lakin.

Lakin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lakin’s peak in 1996. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lakin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lakin is mostly a girl’s name — 81.4% of the 2,355 Americans given it were girls and 18.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 70% girls and 30% 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 Lakin

Where Lakin 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