How Many People Are Named Laken Johnson?

There are approximately 50 people named Laken Johnson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,855,087 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Laken with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Johnson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

50

1 in 6,855,087 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Laken: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Laken. The peak year was 2020 with 332 births. The average person named Laken today is 19 years old.

Male
Female
0 66 133 199 266 332 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Laken

In the 2020 Census, the first name Laken was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (87.07%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (4.78%) and Two or More Races (4.20%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Laken in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Laken rose or fell over time.

White
87.07%
Black
4.78%
Hispanic
2.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.39%
American Indian/Alaska Native
1.13%
Two or More Races
4.20%

Ancestry of the Johnson Surname

The surname Johnson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Johnson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
56.79%
Black
33.56%
Hispanic
3.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.71%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.88%
Two or More Races
4.72%

How we calculated this

The first name "Laken" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Johnson" appears at a rate of 621.69 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Laken are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 50 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Laken Johnson: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Laken Johnson?

We estimate approximately 50 people named Laken Johnson are alive in the United States today. The first name Laken is shared by 7,973 Americans, and the surname Johnson is shared by 2,130,885.

How rare is the name Laken Johnson?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,855,087 Americans. The first name Laken is rare and the surname Johnson is very common.

Is Laken a male or female name?

Laken is predominantly female, with 26.3% of bearers being male and 73.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 2020 and the average bearer today is 19 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Laken?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Laken was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (87.07%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (4.78%) and Two or More Races (4.20%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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