Lake is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Lake is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,068 among boys (72) and #3,619 among girls (42) — overall #3,241 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 114 | 114 | #3,619 | #2,068 |
| 2024 | 141 | 141 | #4,083 | #1,627 |
| 2023 | 138 | 138 | #3,303 | #1,815 |
| 2022 | 154 | 154 | #3,014 | #1,713 |
| 2021 | 145 | 145 | #2,945 | #1,798 |
| 2020 | 138 | 138 | #2,804 | #1,883 |
| 2019 | 140 | 140 | #2,874 | #1,843 |
| 2018 | 119 | 119 | #3,227 | #2,074 |
| 2017 | 123 | 123 | #3,278 | #1,949 |
| 2016 | 107 | 107 | #3,558 | #2,181 |
| 2015 | 114 | 114 | #3,326 | #2,143 |
| 2014 | 92 | 92 | #3,817 | #2,448 |
| 2013 | 82 | 82 | #4,050 | #2,647 |
| 2012 | 75 | 75 | #6,021 | #2,405 |
| 2011 | 65 | 65 | #8,934 | #2,426 |
| 2010 | 81 | 81 | #7,738 | #2,086 |
| 2009 | 96 | 96 | #6,956 | #1,878 |
| 2008 | 77 | 77 | #11,257 | #2,081 |
| 2007 | 83 | 83 | #7,930 | #2,061 |
| 2006 | 83 | 83 | #11,071 | #1,867 |
| 2005 | 75 | 75 | #11,421 | #1,934 |
| 2004 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,270 |
| 2003 | 68 | 68 | #13,214 | #1,923 |
| 2002 | 71 | 71 | #10,703 | #1,840 |
| 2001 | 56 | 56 | #14,531 | #2,103 |
| 2000 | 61 | 61 | #14,149 | #1,908 |
| 1999 | 63 | 63 | #10,923 | #1,814 |
| 1998 | 88 | 88 | #8,313 | #1,462 |
| 1997 | 85 | — | #11,503 | #1,409 |
| 1996 | 86 | — | — | #1,285 |
| 1995 | 87 | — | #12,611 | #1,308 |
| 1994 | 48 | — | #9,248 | #2,102 |
| 1993 | 29 | — | — | #2,548 |
| 1992 | 18 | — | — | #3,544 |
| 1991 | 24 | — | — | #2,791 |
| 1990 | 22 | — | — | #2,919 |
| 1989 | 13 | — | — | #4,175 |
| 1988 | 13 | — | — | #3,807 |
| 1987 | 15 | — | — | #3,280 |
| 1986 | 13 | — | — | #3,562 |
| 1985 | 14 | — | — | #3,317 |
| 1984 | 12 | — | — | #3,583 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | — | #4,765 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | — | #4,756 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | — | #5,762 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | — | #4,383 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | — | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | — | #5,314 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | — | #4,584 |
| 1974 | 14 | — | — | #2,743 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | — | #4,237 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | — | #3,273 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | — | #4,464 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | — | #3,401 |
| 1965 | 7 | — | — | #3,416 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | — | #3,849 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | — | #3,866 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | — | #3,511 |
| 1959 | 9 | — | — | #2,951 |
| 1957 | 9 | — | — | #2,922 |
| 1956 | 6 | — | — | #3,749 |
| 1953 | 10 | — | — | #2,629 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | — | #3,245 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | — | #3,561 |
| 1950 | 13 | — | — | #2,159 |
| 1949 | 9 | — | — | #2,712 |
| 1948 | 6 | — | — | #3,503 |
| 1947 | 8 | — | — | #2,996 |
| 1946 | 12 | — | — | #2,213 |
| 1945 | 8 | — | — | #2,659 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | — | #3,811 |
| 1942 | 12 | — | #4,994 | #3,085 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | — | #3,333 |
| 1940 | 11 | — | — | #2,251 |
| 1939 | 13 | — | — | #2,011 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | — | #3,804 |
| 1936 | 9 | — | — | #2,542 |
| 1935 | 11 | — | — | #2,331 |
| 1934 | 9 | — | — | #2,664 |
| 1933 | 9 | — | — | #2,644 |
| 1932 | 8 | — | — | #2,985 |
| 1931 | 12 | — | — | #2,272 |
| 1930 | 15 | — | — | #2,018 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | — | #2,861 |
| 1928 | 14 | — | — | #2,214 |
| 1927 | 15 | — | — | #2,157 |
| 1926 | 23 | — | #4,086 | #2,034 |
| 1925 | 12 | — | — | #2,516 |
| 1924 | 10 | — | — | #2,933 |
| 1923 | 22 | — | #4,179 | #2,179 |
| 1922 | 22 | — | #3,841 | #2,294 |
| 1921 | 27 | — | #2,859 | #2,217 |
| 1920 | 34 | — | #5,372 | #1,366 |
| 1919 | 32 | — | #3,114 | #1,603 |
| 1918 | 24 | — | #4,077 | #1,953 |
| 1917 | 24 | — | #3,525 | #1,945 |
| 1916 | 30 | — | #2,315 | #1,899 |
| 1915 | 20 | — | #3,283 | #2,246 |
| 1914 | 15 | — | #3,401 | #2,368 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | — | #2,150 |
| 1911 | 7 | — | — | #1,473 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | — | #1,732 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | #2,086 | — |
| 1905 | 5 | — | #2,086 | — |
| 1902 | 6 | — | #1,705 | — |
| 1899 | 10 | — | #1,726 | #1,140 |
| 1897 | 5 | — | #1,665 | — |
| 1893 | 5 | — | #1,533 | — |
| 1892 | 6 | — | — | #1,025 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | — | #1,050 |