Lochlan

#8,860 for girls in 2025, 11 births · #644 for boys in 2025, 433 births
Given to boys 97.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
2025 · 433 births
Debut · boys
8 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
4,846
since 1998

Lochlan over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Lochlan has never cracked the top 600 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#8,86011#644433
2024#8,44312#777323
2023#10,3129#823297
2022#9,68010#804312
2021#8,97811#791311
2020#11,0908#728337
2019#10,4739#705354
2018#10,5459#682359
2017#10,6899#736323
2016#11,7818#770314
2015#13,0067#841267
2014#11,9318#909236
2013#11,9698#937213
2012#16,8695#1,195150
2011—#1,565100
2010—#1,69790
2009—#1,79783
2008—#2,00170
2007—#2,13963
2006—#2,54247
2005—#2,90236
2004—#3,21730
2003—#3,73223
2002—#3,45025
2001—#4,12119
2000—#5,92011
1999—#5,31712
1998—#6,8438
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First appearance
1998

The first year at least five boys were named Lochlan! It came in at #6,843, and was given to 8 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1998–2000, when fewer than 13 boys a year got the name.

Where Lochlan is popular in 2020

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedNHWashington: #419 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,951 boysWAIdaho: #343 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,290 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #468 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,273 boysMNIllinois: #1,161 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,107 boysILWisconsin: #440 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,177 boysWIMichigan: #530 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,848 boysMINew York: #596 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,652 boysNYMassachusetts: #515 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,356 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedRIOregon: #323 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,290 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedSDIowa: #365 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,508 boysIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedINOhio: #589 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,406 boysOHPennsylvania: #499 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,000 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,177 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 11,851 boysCAUtah: #442 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,929 boysUTColorado: #506 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,510 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedNEMissouri: #687 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,071 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedWVVirginia: #643 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,866 boysVAMaryland: #485 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,506 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedNMKansas: #507 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,287 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedARTennessee: #752 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,868 boysTNNorth Carolina: #706 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,449 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedMSAlabama: #727 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,353 boysALGeorgia: #1,032 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,182 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lochlan, so not publishedHITexas: #1,180 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 10,578 boysTXFlorida: #735 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 5,012 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oregon#323 · 1 in 1,290
  2. Idaho#343 · 1 in 1,290
  3. Iowa#365 · 1 in 1,508
  4. Washington#419 · 1 in 1,951
  5. Wisconsin#440 · 1 in 2,177

Best ever in a state: #201 in New Hampshire, 2016.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#323121 in 1,290
Idaho#34361 in 1,290
Iowa#36591 in 1,508
Washington#419171 in 1,951
Wisconsin#440111 in 2,177
Utah#442101 in 1,929
Minnesota#468111 in 2,273
Maryland#485101 in 2,506
Pennsylvania#499181 in 3,000
Colorado#506101 in 2,510
Kansas#50761 in 2,287
Massachusetts#51581 in 3,356
Michigan#530151 in 2,848
Ohio#589161 in 3,406
New York#596241 in 3,652
Virginia#643101 in 3,866
Missouri#68771 in 4,071
North Carolina#706111 in 4,449
Alabama#72751 in 4,353
Florida#735181 in 5,012
Tennessee#75271 in 4,868
Georgia#1,03271 in 7,182
Illinois#1,16161 in 9,107
California#1,177161 in 11,851
Texas#1,180161 in 10,578
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See more about Lochlan
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 133 spots since 2024 (#777 → #644)
  • 84 spots since 2020 (#728 → #644)
  • 197 spots since 2015 (#841 → #644)
  • Biggest jump: 258 spots in 2013 (#1,195 → #937)
  • Biggest drop: 63 spots in 2021 (#728 → #791)
Rise & fade · boys
27 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1998
  • Peaked 2025 at #644 (433 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 13 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 13 yrs · run 2013–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,945
  • Highest: 1 in 3,945 boys born in 2025 were named Lochlan (0.03%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 49.6% of all boys named Lochlan (2,406) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1990s20#5,317 (1999)#6,080
2000s407#1,797 (2009)#3,182
2010s2,406#682 (2018)#1,004
2020s2,013#644 (2025)#761

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Lochlan in 2020

girls
#11,090
8 births · 1 in 202,069 girls
boys
#728
337 births · 1 in 5,122 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #11,090Lochlan8

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #728Lochlan337
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 202,069 of them was named Lochlan, which outranked 36.7% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lochlan
  1. #10,250Zyair9
  2. #10,250Zyionna9
  3. #10,250Zyria9
  4. #11,090Lochlan8
  5. #11,090Aadhvika8
  6. #11,090Aadvika8
  7. #11,090Aaila8
  8. #12,142Aabriella7
  9. #12,142Aaleeyah7
  10. #12,142Aamilah7

Tied with 1,051 names at #11,090; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 5,122 of them was named Lochlan, which outranked 94.8% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lochlan
  1. #724Ray343
  2. #726Mitchell342
  3. #727Jimmy340
  4. #728Lochlan337
  5. #728Joe337
  6. #730Eddie336
  7. #730Houston336
  8. #730Rayden336

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2020 →