How Many People Are Named Lake?
people named Lake are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 102,699 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,924 babies named Lake in Social Security records from 1891 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
154 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word lake, for the inland body of water. It is ultimately derived from Latin lacus.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lake, 24.2% were girls and 75.8% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1910s: 32.3% of the babies were girls then and 35.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lake alive today is about 17 years old, and 85% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 25 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lake first appears in the records in 1891 and was given most often in 2022, to 154 babies. In 2025, 114 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1891 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lake has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,024, in 1892. In 2025 it ranked #2,068. Among girls, its best rank was #1,533, in 1893.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,068 | #3,618 |
| Best rank | #1,024 (1892) | #1,533 (1893) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,012 in the 2000s | #3,979 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lake alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lake were born in California than in any other state: about 198 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lake was given 3.7 times as often in Missouri, 2.8 times in Tennessee and 1.8 times in California.
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