Lake
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Lake
Evocative modern unisex choice brought into the spotlight by actress Lake Bell.
Lake for girls#3619 US
This body of water runs deep; the best of a group of new possibilities that includes Bay, Ocean, River, and the more established Brook. It has received attention via the actress Lake Bell. Lake would make a particularly cool and refreshing middle name, as Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady did for daughter Vivian.
Lake is also a fairly common surname, represented by 1940's blonde femme fatale Veronica (born Constance Ockelman), actress/talk show host Ricki and Emerson, Lake & Palmer bassist Greg.
Pronounced LAYK.
As of October 2026, Lake ranked #2068 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1025 in 1892.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,448 | 52 | #3,817 | 40 |
| 2015 | #2,143 | 65 | #3,326 | 49 |
| 2016 | #2,180 | 63 | #3,555 | 44 |
| 2017 | #1,949 | 74 | #3,275 | 49 |
| 2018 | #2,074 | 69 | #3,227 | 50 |
| 2019 | #1,841 | 82 | #2,874 | 58 |
| 2020 | #1,881 | 79 | #2,801 | 59 |
| 2021 | #1,798 | 88 | #2,943 | 57 |
| 2022 | #1,712 | 99 | #3,012 | 55 |
| 2023 | #1,820 | 88 | #3,302 | 49 |
| 2024 | #1,632 | 104 | #4,072 | 36 |
| 2025 | #2,068 | 72 | #3,619 | 42 |
World rankings
Lake for boys
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Lake on lists
Famous Lakes
- Lake GarnerBoy
male contestant on the show "The Amazing Race"
- Lake SmitsBoy
professional dancer for celebrities
- Lake Siegel BellGirl
American actress
- Vivian Lake BradyGirl
daughter of model Gisele Bundchen and NFL player Tom Brady
- Caroline Lake (Quiner) IngallsGirl
mother of novelist Laura Ingalls Wilder
Lake in pop culture
- Brady Lake Williams (called Lake)Boy
Rhonda (fifth wife) and Brady Williams' son on TLC's show My Five Wives
- Derry LakeGirl
female character in the webcomic "Riverside Extras" by Miri Chamberlain
- Mirror Tulip/M.T. “Lake”Girl
main character in the animated series “Infinity Train”