The baby name Lakin is a Girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LAY-kin.
The baby name Lakin is a girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LAY-kin.
Lakin is English, Hebrew, Latin, Slavic in Origin.
Lakin is primarily an English surname used as a given name. Its clearest root is Middle English Lawkin, a pet form built from Law, the medieval short form of Laurence/Lawrence, with the diminutive suffix -kin. The ultimate source is Latin Laurentius, originally a Roman cognomen meaning from Laurentum, the town name later associated with laurus, laurel.
As a family name, Lakin is recorded in England from the later medieval period, especially in the Welsh border counties such as Shropshire, with spellings including Laken, Lakyn, Lacon, and Laking. A separate Jewish surname path exists in American records: Belarusian Leykin, from Yiddish Leyke, a pet form of Leye/Leah, with Slavic -in. Modern given-name use belongs mainly to the English-speaking surname-name pattern and appears more often for girls in U.S. usage.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| NG | 0 | #271 | 2 | 5,926 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #886 | 7 | 7,044 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #897 | 20 | 8,487 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #994 | 8 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,123 | 19 | 25,928 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Lakin is popular in 17 countries — most recent births per country:
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