Is Lake a boy or girl name?
Lake is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 36 girls and 104 boys were named Lake, so 25.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 23.5% of the 3,808 US babies named Lake were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,632
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,072
- Babies named Lake since 1891
- 3,808
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 154 babies
Boys and girls named Lake, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 16 | 15 | 48.4% |
| 1900s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 1910s | 111 | 53 | 32.3% |
| 1920s | 149 | 39 | 20.7% |
| 1930s | 91 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 72 | 5 | 6.5% |
| 1950s | 60 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 38 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 64 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 96 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 509 | 41 | 7.5% |
| 2000s | 629 | 92 | 12.8% |
| 2010s | 620 | 378 | 37.9% |
| 2020s | 458 | 256 | 35.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 104 | #1,632 | 36 | #4,072 |
| 2023 | 88 | #1,820 | 49 | #3,302 |
| 2022 | 99 | #1,712 | 55 | #3,012 |
| 2021 | 88 | #1,798 | 57 | #2,943 |
| 2020 | 79 | #1,881 | 59 | #2,801 |
| 2019 | 82 | #1,841 | 58 | #2,874 |
| 2018 | 69 | #2,074 | 50 | #3,227 |
| 2017 | 74 | #1,949 | 49 | #3,275 |
| 2016 | 63 | #2,180 | 44 | #3,555 |
| 2015 | 65 | #2,143 | 49 | #3,326 |
| 2014 | 52 | #2,448 | 40 | #3,817 |
| 2013 | 45 | #2,647 | 37 | #4,050 |
| 2012 | 53 | #2,405 | 22 | #6,020 |
| 2011 | 52 | #2,426 | 13 | #8,931 |
| 2010 | 65 | #2,086 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2009 | 77 | #1,878 | 19 | #6,956 |
| 2008 | 67 | #2,081 | 10 | #11,256 |
| 2007 | 67 | #2,061 | 16 | #7,928 |
| 2006 | 73 | #1,867 | 10 | #11,070 |
| 2005 | 66 | #1,934 | 9 | #11,421 |
| 2004 | 51 | #2,270 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 61 | #1,923 | 7 | #13,213 |
| 2002 | 62 | #1,840 | 9 | #10,703 |
| 2001 | 50 | #2,103 | 6 | #14,530 |
| 2000 | 55 | #1,908 | 6 | #14,149 |
| 1999 | 55 | #1,814 | 8 | #10,923 |
| 1998 | 77 | #1,462 | 11 | #8,313 |
| 1997 | 78 | #1,409 | 7 | #11,503 |
| 1996 | 86 | #1,285 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 81 | #1,308 | 6 | #12,611 |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,102 | 9 | #9,248 |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,548 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,545 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 24 | #2,791 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,919 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,176 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,807 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,279 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,562 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,317 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,583 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,765 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,756 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,763 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,383 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,530 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,314 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,583 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,743 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,237 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,273 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,465 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,401 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,417 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,848 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,867 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,512 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,951 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,922 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,749 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,629 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,245 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,561 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,159 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,712 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,503 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,996 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,213 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,659 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,811 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,085 | 5 | #4,993 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,333 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,251 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 13 | #2,011 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,804 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,542 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,331 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,663 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,644 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,985 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,272 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 15 | #2,018 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,861 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,214 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 15 | #2,157 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 16 | #2,034 | 7 | #4,086 |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,516 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,933 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,179 | 7 | #4,179 |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,294 | 8 | #3,841 |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,217 | 12 | #2,859 |
| 1920 | 29 | #1,366 | 5 | #5,372 |
| 1919 | 22 | #1,603 | 10 | #3,114 |
| 1918 | 17 | #1,953 | 7 | #4,077 |
| 1917 | 16 | #1,945 | 8 | #3,525 |
| 1916 | 16 | #1,899 | 14 | #2,315 |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,246 | 8 | #3,283 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,368 | 6 | #3,401 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,150 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,732 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,086 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,086 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,705 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,140 | 5 | #1,726 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,665 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,533 |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lake reached #1,025 in 1892. As a girl name, it reached #1,533 in 1893. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lake
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.