Laochra
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LAY-khruh
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- Style
- Big in Northern Ireland
Laochra is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “warriors, heroes”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies).
What does Laochra mean?
Irish: plural of Irish laoch 'hero'
“warriors, heroes”
Is Laochra a girl's or a boy's name?
Laochra is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Laochra in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 200% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Laochra, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th.
2025 had the most boys named Laochra of any year since it first appeared, in 2020.
Among boys in 2025, it was 253rd in Northern Ireland.
Laochra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
Names like Laochra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan, Rowan, Luca, Rian, Rory, Finn, Connla, Ezra, Callan, Lochlan, Conan, Brody
More Irish names
Oscar, Maeve, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Declan, Casey, Kennedy, Lennon, Cillian, Kevin
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Laochra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/laochra, updated 20 October 2026.