Is Lakyn a boy or girl name?

Lakyn is a girl’s name. Of the 3,247 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 95.6% were girls and 4.4% were boys.

Lakyn

Recorded 1985–2025 · United States

Lakyn was most popular in 2015, when 161 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,552 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,571, with 161 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,247 people named Lakyn.

Lakyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lakyn’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lakyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lakyn is a girl’s name — 95.6% of the 3,247 Americans given it were girls and 4.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 93% girls and 7% 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 Lakyn

Where Lakyn 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