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boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Lochlan

Meaning A male given name from Scottish Gaelic Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #644 Trend → Stable

A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.

Rank 2025
#644
among boys · ↑133 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
444
named Lochlan · +33% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,945
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
444 babies
All-time total
4,970
#1,811 all-time among boys
First recorded
1998
in Social Security records

Lochlan popularity over time

4,970 babies have been named Lochlan since 1998, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – 20 20 2 – #5,529
2000s – 407 407 41 +1935% #1,805
2010s 63 2,406 2,469 247 +507% #683
2020s (to 2025) 61 2,013 2,074 346 +40% #644

Where Lochlan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 438 0.26 outside top 500
2027 442 0.26 outside top 500
2028 446 0.26 outside top 500
2029 449 0.26 outside top 500
2030 452 0.26 outside top 500

Where Lochlan is most popular

Boys named Lochlan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.194 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, Kansas, and New Hampshire.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Lochlan born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Utah 52 0.545 +181%
Kansas 35 0.510 +163%
New Hampshire 11 0.495 +155%
Minnesota 57 0.465 +139%
Washington 69 0.422 +117%
Idaho 16 0.391 +101%
Michigan 79 0.386 +99%
Colorado 45 0.349 +80%
Wisconsin 40 0.338 +74%
Tennessee 54 0.299 +54%
Missouri 40 0.289 +49%
Montana 5 0.284 +46%
Virginia 53 0.279 +44%
Pennsylvania 73 0.275 +42%
Indiana 41 0.256 +32%
Maryland 29 0.243 +25%
North Carolina 62 0.243 +25%
South Carolina 24 0.232 +20%
Ohio 60 0.226 +17%
Massachusetts 29 0.211 +9%
Oregon 16 0.211 +9%
Illinois 51 0.200 ≈ national
Oklahoma 16 0.181 -7%
Kentucky 18 0.179 -8%
Arkansas 11 0.174 -10%
Georgia 39 0.154 -21%
Iowa 10 0.145 -25%
Florida 67 0.142 -27%
New York 58 0.134 -31%
Texas 112 0.127 -34%
Alabama 13 0.119 -39%
Nebraska 5 0.115 -41%
California 105 0.115 -41%
New Jersey 16 0.079 -59%
Arizona 10 0.061 -69%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lochlan

Lochlan is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #644 in 2025 with 433 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1998, 4,970 American babies have been named Lochlan. Its peak came in 2025, when 444 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lochlan stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lochlan?

The median living Lochlan is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 10. An estimated 4,900 people named Lochlan are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lochlan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 11 #9,224 433 #644
2024 12 #8,743 323 #777
2023 9 #10,826 297 #824
2022 10 #10,118 312 #806
2021 11 #9,302 311 #792
2020 8 #11,704 337 #729
2019 9 #11,007 354 #705
2018 9 #11,074 359 #683
2017 9 #11,240 323 #739
2016 8 #12,422 314 #771
2015 7 #13,886 267 #843
2014 8 #12,611 236 #912
2013 8 #12,683 213 #938
2012 5 #18,460 150 #1,199
2011 – – 100 #1,571
2010 – – 90 #1,707
2009 – – 83 #1,805
2008 – – 70 #2,019
2007 – – 63 #2,153
2006 – – 47 #2,563
2005 – – 36 #2,935
2004 – – 30 #3,258
2003 – – 23 #3,798
2002 – – 25 #3,517
2001 – – 19 #4,226
2000 – – 11 #6,168
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lochlan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lochlan?

The median living Lochlan is about 7 years old. Half of all living Lochlans are between 3 and 10 years old.

How many people named Lochlan are alive today?

An estimated 4,900 people named Lochlan are alive in the United States, based on 4,970 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lochlan mean?

A male given name from Scottish Gaelic.

How popular is the name Lochlan in 2025?

Lochlan ranked #644 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 433 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lochlan?

4,970 babies have been named Lochlan in the United States since 1998, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lochlan most popular?

Lochlan peaked in 2025, when 444 newborns received the name.

Is Lochlan a boy or girl name?

Lochlan is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lochlan rising or falling?

Lochlan is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lochlan become more popular?

Lochlan looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 452 boys named Lochlan in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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