Lake
Lake is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 104 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 1040.01% of boys
- Peak year
- 2024104 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1891
- 3,808people given the name
The story in the numbers
2,913 boys have been named Lake in the United States since 1891, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 104 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2004, and the 2000s alone account for 22%.
Lake is used for both sexes: 24% of its bearers are girls (895), most of them born around 2020.
By decade
| Decade | boys named Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 16 | |
| 1910s | 111 | |
| 1920s | 149 | |
| 1930s | 91 | |
| 1940s | 72 | |
| 1950s | 60 | |
| 1960s | 38 | |
| 1970s | 64 | |
| 1980s | 96 | |
| 1990s | 509 | |
| 2000s | 629 | |
| 2010s | 620 | |
| 2020s | 458 |
In 2024, its biggest year
Lake was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Lake
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Armonpeak 2023
- Ishmaelpeak 2017
- Pearsonpeak 2019
- Emiliopeak 2024
- Pearcepeak 2010
- Mendelpeak 2024
- Gersonpeak 2008
- Selvinpeak 2021
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.