Is Laykin a boy or girl name?

Laykin is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 629 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 90.5% were girls and 9.5% were boys.

Name Legacy

Laykin

Recorded 1991–2025 · United States

Laykin was most popular in 2017, when 42 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,254 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,279, with 20 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 629 people named Laykin.

Laykin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Laykin’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Laykin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Laykin is mostly a girl’s name — 90.5% of the 629 Americans given it were girls and 9.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 82% girls and 18% 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 Laykin

Explore further

See Laykin on the interactive charts

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