NameTides

Lochlann

Lochlann was the #3,314 boys' name in the US in 2025 (35 babies), and #1,124 in England & Wales and #2,269 in Canada.

Lochlann as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Lochlann as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandNorthern IrelandScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Lochlann as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,314 (35)#1,124 (26)#441 (7)#237 (8)#188 (25)#2,269 (8)
2024#3,455 (33)#1,322 (20)#246 (16)#339 (4)#302 (13)#2,439 (7)
2023#3,347 (35)#1,907 (12)#533 (5)#232 (8)#330 (12)—
2022#4,089 (26)#1,692 (14)#703 (3)#311 (5)#219 (23)#2,229 (7)
2021#4,494 (22)#1,984 (11)—#326 (5)#279 (16)#2,260 (7)
2020#2,925 (40)#1,431 (17)#476 (6)#252 (7)#294 (15)—
2019#2,993 (40)#2,488 (8)#701 (3)#242 (8)#268 (17)#1,998 (8)
2018#3,993 (26)#1,786 (13)#392 (8)#178 (13)#329 (12)#2,740 (5)
2017#5,526 (16)#2,052 (11)#602 (4)#194 (11)#263 (18)#2,439 (6)
2016#3,776 (28)#1,234 (22)#532 (5)#253 (7)#232 (22)#1,988 (8)
2015#4,711 (20)#1,902 (12)#426 (7)#259 (7)#239 (22)#1,384 (13)
2014#4,138 (24)#2,248 (9)#533 (5)—#314 (14)#2,371 (6)
2013#3,964 (25)#2,403 (8)#590 (4)#303 (5)#309 (14)#1,771 (9)
2012#7,559 (10)#2,721 (7)#568 (4)—#401 (9)—
2011#7,009 (11)#2,613 (7)—#291 (5)#326 (13)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2020 at #2,925.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1999.

How common is it?

about 1 in 50,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 50,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 10,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,000uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 950common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Lochlann is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 42,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 34,000 to 1 in 51,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Lochlann by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #807MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Lochlann (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LochlannCanadaBoys#2,2698
LochlannEngland & WalesBoys#1,12426
LochlannIrelandBoys#18825
LochlannNorthern IrelandBoys#2378
LochlannScotlandBoys#4417
LochlannUSBoys#3,31435