Loc
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LOHK
- Origin
- Vietnamese
Loc is a boys' name of Vietnamese origin, meaning “prosperity, good fortune”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Loc mean?
Vietnamese: Vietnamese Lộc, written without the tone mark
“prosperity, good fortune”
Vietnamese Lộc, usually written Loc in US records, means prosperity or good fortune.
Is Loc a girl's or a boy's name?
Loc is a boys' name.
How popular is Loc in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1982, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Loc in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Loc in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,708 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
Names like Loc
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luke, Lucas, Jake, Logan, Isaac, Levi, Jacob, Cade, Samuel, Pierce, Dakota, Chance
Names related to Loc
More Vietnamese names
An, Minh, Anh, Vy, Khoi, Khang, Ngoc, Can, Nhi, Nam, Thang, Khoa, Vinh, Phuong, Nguyen, Liem
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Loc: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/loc, updated 20 October 2026.