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How popular is the name Lochlainn?

Births per year, rank history and how many Lochlainns are alive today.

Lochlainn (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Lochlan in England and Wales, ranked 2664th in 2025 and given to 8 babies. It has risen strongly over the past decade.

Across all spellings of the name, the Lochlan you are most likely to meet is around 2 years old. Half of all Lochlans born in England and Wales are between 4 and 14, and there are at least 2,400 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Lochlan - on average, only one in every 127 such rooms contains a Lochlan.

How many babies are named Lochlainn each year?

Includes all spellings: Lochlainn, Lochlan, Lochlann. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

0100200200020201997: 91998: 271999: 352000: 452001: 302002: 262003: 272004: 272005: 372006: 302007: 342008: 332009: 492010: 402011: 452012: 642013: 542014: 742015: 1642016: 1442017: 1402018: 1332019: 1192020: 1322021: 1432022: 1462023: 1812024: 1802025: 213actual

Where does the Lochlainn spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201999: ranked 2,9432012: ranked 3,4162015: ranked 4,7472016: ranked 4,8102017: ranked 4,8122020: ranked 3,8482021: ranked 3,4512022: ranked 4,7902023: ranked 3,1132024: ranked 3,2552025: ranked 2,664

Where does the Lochlan spelling rank?

1101001,0002,000200020201997: ranked 1,3451998: ranked 7611999: ranked 7182000: ranked 5962001: ranked 8142002: ranked 9502003: ranked 9452004: ranked 1,0382005: ranked 8502006: ranked 9842007: ranked 9022008: ranked 9642009: ranked 7952010: ranked 9422011: ranked 7982012: ranked 6542013: ranked 7092014: ranked 5582015: ranked 3132016: ranked 3802017: ranked 3652018: ranked 3742019: ranked 3882020: ranked 3842021: ranked 3522022: ranked 3352023: ranked 2812024: ranked 2902025: ranked 257

Where does the Lochlann spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201998: ranked 1,8211999: ranked 1,3832000: ranked 1,0482001: ranked 1,4672002: ranked 1,6512003: ranked 1,9622004: ranked 1,8782005: ranked 1,7162006: ranked 2,2822007: ranked 2,7412008: ranked 2,7752009: ranked 1,6492010: ranked 2,0362011: ranked 2,6132012: ranked 2,7212013: ranked 2,4032014: ranked 2,2482015: ranked 1,9022016: ranked 1,2342017: ranked 2,0522018: ranked 1,7862019: ranked 2,4882020: ranked 1,4312021: ranked 1,9842022: ranked 1,6922023: ranked 1,9072024: ranked 1,3222025: ranked 1,124

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Lochlainn per year in England and Wales, 1997 to 2025, peaking at about 213 in 2025
Lochlainn: births per year in England and Wales, 1997-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Lochlainn most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Lochlan, peaked in 2025, when 213 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Lochlainn spelling itself peaked in 2025, with 8 babies.

How many people are called Lochlainn?

At least 2,400 people named Lochlainn in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Lochlainn?

Most living Lochlainns are between 4 and 14; the most common age is about 2.

Is Lochlainn becoming more or less popular?

Rising: it has climbed strongly over the past decade.






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