How Many People Are Named Lakin?
people named Lakin are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 147,257 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,355 babies named Lakin in Social Security records from 1985 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
101 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lakin, 81.4% were girls and 18.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Lakin fell from 97% in the 1980s to 77% in the 2020s. It was lowest in the 2010s, at 64.5%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lakin alive today is about 22 years old, and 71% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 31 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lakin first appears in the records in 1985 and was given most often in 1996, to 101 babies. In 2025, 17 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1985 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lakin has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,630, in 1996. In 2025 it ranked #6,705. Among boys, its best rank was #4,053, in 2006.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,705 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,630 (1996) | #4,053 (2006) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,896 in the 1990s | #5,474 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lakin alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lakin were born in Kentucky than in any other state: about 95 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lakin was given 14.6 times as often in Kentucky, 13 times in Kansas and 12.8 times in Mississippi.
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