Fun Facts About the Name Laykin
- 629 babies named Laykin: U.S. records list 629 babies given the name Laykin from 1880 through 2025. Even 60 boys received the name Laykin - about 1 boy for every 9 girls.
What Does the Name Laykin Mean?
Laykin has no firmly established meaning or language of origin. Its spelling is close to the English surname and given name Lakin, but a similar form does not prove a shared source. Lakin is often explained as a Middle English diminutive of Law, a short form of Lawrence, from Latin Laurentius, meaning 'of Laurentum'; that would give the sense 'little Lawrence.' That derivation applies to Lakin and cannot be transferred to Laykin without evidence.
Laykin Name History & Origins
The spelling Laykin is uncommon, and its development is difficult to trace separately from similar names. It is used as a given name, and its -kin ending belongs to a familiar English diminutive pattern seen in names such as Wilkin and Larkin. That pattern makes a connection with an older -kin name plausible, but it does not show which name, if any, Laykin developed from.
How Popular is the Name Laykin?
Laykin has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2014. Its best rank was #4,063 in 2014.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,032 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #7,777 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #8,750 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #5,735 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2021 | #5,672 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #5,582 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #5,241 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #4,725 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2017 | #4,643 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2016 | #4,308 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2015 | #5,392 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2014 | #4,063 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2013 | #5,232 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2012 | #7,028 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #6,464 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #8,533 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #5,812 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #8,360 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #6,709 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #10,306 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #8,141 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #12,274 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #10,106 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #9,206 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #11,587 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #7,830 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #15,785 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #8,087 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #14,801 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #8,452 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #11,233 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #12,728 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #6,504 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1991 | #10,947 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #6,686 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #8,558 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #13,261 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #13,337 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #6,936 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #13,400 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #13,661 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #11,781 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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