REVIVINGUNISEX · ENGLISH (AMERICAN, MODERN), OF UNCERTAIN ORIGIN
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Laken
/LAY · kuhn/
Meaning
“Origin uncertain”
A modern American given name, used for both girls and boys, whose origin and meaning have not been established.
Vibe
easygoingunderstated
How it ages.
A modern American name without a fixed meaning - rare enough to stand out, with a faint recent uptick after decades of near-absence.
The cultural moment.
Ranked in the 860s-950s among US girls in the early 1990s, largely absent from the US top 1000 between 1996 and 2024, then reappeared at #987 in 2025 - a small but real return. Also spelled Lakyn and Laikyn.