Gender
Origin
- Unknown
- American
- Nature name, taken from lake, a body of water
Syllables
2
Pronunciation
l(a)-ken
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #1268, 152 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1477, 120 births)
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #987, 256 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 120 | 256 |
| 2024 | 121 | 193 |
| 2023 | 109 | 140 |
| 2022 | 152 | 160 |
| 2021 | 140 | 178 |
| 2020 | 137 | 195 |
| 2019 | 114 | 141 |
| 2018 | 107 | 162 |
| 2017 | 106 | 131 |
| 2016 | 90 | 171 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #2160, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3239, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #3420, 6 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5666, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | – |
| 2024 | 6 | – |
| 2023 | 10 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2021 | 8 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | 3 |
| 2018 | 9 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #1284, 11 births); most recent 1992 (rank #2256, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence