How Many People Are Named Lake?
An estimated 3,242 people in the United States have the first name Lake. It is used for both genders, with 76.5% male. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Lake peaked in popularity in 2022 with 154 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lake as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lake paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,242
About 1 in 105,723 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
76.5% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2022
154 births
Total Registered
3,808
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lake
Lake is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (76.5%) and females (23.5%). Out of 3,808 total births registered, 2,913 were male and 895 were female.
Lake as a male name
Ranked #1,632 in 2024
104 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (104 births)
Lake as a female name
Ranked #4,072 in 2024
36 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (59 births)
Lake: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lake span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 998 babies were registered. While Lake is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lake by Decade
How has Lake tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lake by State
Birth registrations for Lake span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Missouri. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Louisiana, Colorado. On average, about 37 Lakes were registered per state.
Lake + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lake as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lake
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lake: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lake?
We estimate approximately 3,242 people named Lake are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 105,723 Americans share this first name.
Is Lake a common name?
Lake is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,808 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lake most popular?
Lake reached peak popularity in 2022, when 154 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lake is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lake a male name?
Lake is predominantly male. 76.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lake Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lake Smith, Lake Johnson, Lake Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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