Laken is a modern American name drawn from the English word "lake", with the -en ending of names like Lauren and Raelynn; it belongs to the same nature-inspired group as Skye and River. It is also spelled Lakyn and Layken. In the United States Laken sat between number 1200 and 1650 for a decade and entered the top 1000 for the first time in 2025, at number 990.