Lake

Given to 3,924 US babies since 1891

▲ Rising +19% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#3577

recorded as girls

462 since 2024

#2056

recorded as boys

436 since 2024

Babies in 2025

114

girls 42 · boys 72

Peak year

2024

105 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

3,924

since 1891

Born a Lake? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Lake was most popular in 2024, when 105 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.06 per 1,000). In 2025, 72 babies were named Lake, ranking #2056 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 19%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	42	3577	72	2056
2024	36	4039	105	1620
2023	49	3274	89	1803
2022	55	2995	99	1706
2021	57	2929	88	1789
2020	59	2779	79	1872
2019	58	2856	82	1842
2018	50	3201	69	2065
2017	49	3247	74	1935
2016	44	3523	63	2167
2015	49	3299	65	2132
2014	40	3778	52	2429
2013	37	4002	45	2623
2012	22	5895	53	2380
2011	13	8614	52	2403
2010	16	7513	65	2069
2009	19	6811	77	1873
2008	10	10807	67	2062
2007	16	7733	67	2051
2006	10	10611	73	1856
2005	9	10921	66	1922
2004	<5	—	51	2238
2003	7	12408	61	1906
2002	9	10246	62	1832
2001	6	13521	50	2086
2000	6	13154	55	1895
1999	8	10345	55	1801
1998	11	8016	77	1459
1997	7	10836	78	1402
1996	<5	—	86	1278
1995	6	11783	81	1307
1994	9	8804	39	2082
1993	<5	—	29	2509
1992	<5	—	18	3459
1991	<5	—	24	2753
1990	<5	—	22	2865
1989	<5	—	13	4017
1988	<5	—	13	3705
1987	<5	—	15	3201
1986	<5	—	13	3440
1985	<5	—	14	3216
1984	<5	—	12	3459
1983	<5	—	<5	—
1982	<5	—	<5	—
1981	<5	—	8	4509
1980	<5	—	8	4495
1979	<5	—	6	5355
1978	<5	—	8	4157
1977	<5	—	6	5123
1976	<5	—	6	4935
1975	<5	—	7	4309
1974	<5	—	14	2674
1973	<5	—	<5	—
1972	<5	—	7	3963
1971	<5	—	10	3146
1970	<5	—	<5	—
1969	<5	—	<5	—
1968	<5	—	5	4136
1967	<5	—	<5	—
1966	<5	—	7	3249
1965	<5	—	7	3244
1964	<5	—	6	3601
1963	<5	—	<5	—
1962	<5	—	<5	—
1961	<5	—	6	3652
1960	<5	—	7	3337
1959	<5	—	9	2821
1958	<5	—	<5	—
1957	<5	—	9	2822
1956	<5	—	6	3535
1955	<5	—	<5	—
1954	<5	—	<5	—
1953	<5	—	10	2531
1952	<5	—	7	3095
1951	<5	—	6	3364
1950	<5	—	13	2111
1949	<5	—	9	2606
1948	<5	—	6	3316
1947	<5	—	8	2862
1946	<5	—	12	2143
1945	<5	—	8	2574
1944	<5	—	<5	—
1943	<5	—	5	3538
1942	5	4622	7	2940
1941	<5	—	6	3133
1940	<5	—	11	2179
1939	<5	—	13	1958
1938	<5	—	<5	—
1937	<5	—	5	3518
1936	<5	—	9	2452
1935	<5	—	11	2246
1934	<5	—	9	2563
1933	<5	—	9	2542
1932	<5	—	8	2849
1931	<5	—	12	2207
1930	<5	—	15	1964
1929	<5	—	9	2766
1928	<5	—	14	2162
1927	<5	—	15	2121
1926	7	3873	16	1981
1925	<5	—	12	2435
1924	<5	—	10	2822
1923	7	3971	15	2123
1922	8	3655	14	2240
1921	12	2762	15	2152
1920	5	4975	29	1348
1919	10	3005	22	1576
1918	7	3869	17	1905
1917	8	3344	16	1900
1916	14	2246	16	1849
1915	8	3134	12	2184
1914	6	3188	9	2271
1913	<5	—	<5	—
1912	<5	—	7	2045
1911	<5	—	7	1387
1910	<5	—	5	1589
1909	<5	—	<5	—
1908	<5	—	<5	—
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	5	1951	<5	—
1905	5	1931	<5	—
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	6	1594	<5	—
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	<5	—
1899	5	1596	5	1051
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	5	1555	<5	—
1896	<5	—	<5	—
1895	<5	—	<5	—
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	5	1437	<5	—
1892	<5	—	6	956
1891	<5	—	5	963