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Lake

Girl / Boy name · 33 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Lake: 33 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to both boys and girls, peaking at 7 births in 2023.

From the Old English *lacu*, meaning a body of water, Lake evokes images of still, reflective waters and the natural world. While less common as a given name, it gained some modern visibility through actors like Lake Bell, known for her work in film and voice acting. The name shares its root with the English surname and countless place names across Scotland, including the famous Lake of Menteith in the Trossachs. Beyond the British Isles, the name also has a notable literary association via the great Bengali poet and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, whose name is rendered in English with a similar sound, though its origin is entirely different, coming from the Sanskrit for sun or, in some contexts, lord of the sun.