Name Legacy

Layken

Recorded 1988–2025 · United States

Layken was most popular in 2021, when 101 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,519 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,686, with 94 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,550 people named Layken.

Most popular in2021
Rank that year#3,519
Births that year101
Total since 18801,550
Given to80% girls

Layken over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Layken’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Layken a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Layken is mostly a girl’s name — 80.0% of the 1,550 Americans given it were girls and 20.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 75% girls and 25% 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.

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Where Layken 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