Lake

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A few things about Lake you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Lake

Lake Bell

American actress, director and screenwriter (born 1979)

Choose Lake and your child shares a first name with Lake Bell, an American actress, director and screenwriter. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Lake, like who?” Lake Bell's Wikipedia article is available in 44 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 23,697 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Lake, 72 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lake would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLake first shows up in US birth records in 1891, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 134 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1892, when it reached #956.
• 🍂TrendLake has slipped 184 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,056. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlLake is given to both boys and girls: 63% of the 114 babies named Lake in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Lake means “lake”.

About the name Lake

Lake is a gender-neutral name of English origin meaning “lake”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with L and ending in “-ake”. US birth records list Lake for boys from 1891 to 2025, in 105 of those 135 years. Its best year was 1892, when it ranked #956 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,056, with 72 babies. Of the 114 US babies named Lake in 2025, 37% were girls and 63% were boys.

Origin:English names