# Lochlan (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/lochlan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɒ.klən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,970 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 4,846 / 124 (2% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,022, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Variant of Lachlan.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | 18,460 |
| 2013 | 8 | 12,683 |
| 2014 | 8 | 12,611 |
| 2015 | 7 | 13,886 |
| 2016 | 8 | 12,422 |
| 2017 | 9 | 11,240 |
| 2018 | 9 | 11,074 |
| 2019 | 9 | 11,007 |
| 2020 | 8 | 11,704 |
| 2021 | 11 | 9,302 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10,118 |
| 2023 | 9 | 10,826 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8,743 |
| 2025 | 11 | 9,224 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 100 | 1,571 |
| 2012 | 150 | 1,199 |
| 2013 | 213 | 938 |
| 2014 | 236 | 912 |
| 2015 | 267 | 843 |
| 2016 | 314 | 771 |
| 2017 | 323 | 739 |
| 2018 | 359 | 683 |
| 2019 | 354 | 705 |
| 2020 | 337 | 729 |
| 2021 | 311 | 792 |
| 2022 | 312 | 806 |
| 2023 | 297 | 824 |
| 2024 | 323 | 777 |
| 2025 | 433 | 644 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 38 | 798 |
| 2012 | 52 | 654 |
| 2013 | 46 | 709 |
| 2014 | 65 | 558 |
| 2015 | 149 | 313 |
| 2016 | 119 | 380 |
| 2017 | 126 | 365 |
| 2018 | 120 | 374 |
| 2019 | 111 | 388 |
| 2020 | 111 | 384 |
| 2021 | 127 | 352 |
| 2022 | 129 | 335 |
| 2023 | 163 | 281 |
| 2024 | 154 | 290 |
| 2025 | 179 | 257 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.