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Lakyn

96% girls · 161 born in 2025

Lakyn has been given to about 3,247 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,222
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lakyn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2015 · 161
  • Born in 2025161
  • All time3,247

How popular is Lakyn?

Its best year was 2015, when 161 babies were given the name, ranking 1500th. The typical living American called Lakyn is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in West Virginia, where it accounts for 0.05% of births.

Names that sound like Lakyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jacklyn0.73
  2. Jaclyn0.72
  3. Lacy0.71
  4. Laken0.71
  5. Gracyn0.72
  6. Taryn0.70
  7. Jadyn0.70
  8. Karyn0.70

Middle names for Lakyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lakyn Eve0.80
  2. Lakyn Elizabeth0.78
  3. Lakyn Josephine0.78
  4. Lakyn Anne0.78
  5. Lakyn Rose0.77
  6. Lakyn June0.76

Sibling names for Lakyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kyrenbrother · 0.96
  2. Bryerbrother · 0.96
  3. Keziahsister · 0.96
  4. Yousefbrother · 0.95
  5. Andiesister · 0.95
  6. Ayaneither · 0.95

Where Lakyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. West Virginia0.05%
  2. Wisconsin0.03%
  3. Iowa0.03%
  4. Oklahoma0.02%
  5. Kentucky0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Lakyn Anderson0.74
  2. Lakyn White0.72
  3. Lakyn Reyes0.72
  4. Lakyn Moore0.72
  5. Lakyn Hill0.72
  6. Lakyn Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Lakyn

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020

Lakyn across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.