Lochlan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LOK-lan
- Origin
- Scottish
- UK rank, 2025
- #219 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #644 for boys
- Style
- Big in Scotland
Lochlan is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “from the land of lochs”. In 2025 it ranked 219th for boys in the UK (255 babies) and 644th for boys in the US (433 babies).
What does Lochlan mean?
Scottish: spelling of Lachlan
“from the land of lochs”
A spelling of Lachlan closer to Lochlann, the Gaelic name for Norway and the Norse lands.
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Is Lochlan a girl's or a boy's name?
Lochlan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 255 boys in the UK and 11 girls and 433 boys in the US.
How popular is Lochlan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 219th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 255 about 1 in 1,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.2% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 255 boys in the UK were named Lochlan, making it the 219th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 299th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had the most boys named Lochlan of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Lochlan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 532 boys in the UK were given Lochlan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #123, up from #219 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 257th in England and Wales, 72nd in Scotland and 237th in Northern Ireland.
Lochlan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 255 | #219 |
| 2024 | 246 | #226 |
| 2023 | 239 | #226 |
| 2022 | 209 | #251 |
| 2021 | 197 | #273 |
| 2020 | 174 | #299 |
| 2019 | 166 | #325 |
| 2018 | 182 | #302 |
| 2017 | 186 | #311 |
| 2016 | 192 | #298 |
| 2015 | 212 | #271 |
| 2014 | 105 | #434 |
| 2013 | 68 | #582 |
| 2012 | 77 | #539 |
| 2011 | 46 | #764 |
| 2010 | 54 | #658 |
| 2009 | 52 | #672 |
| 2008 | 38 | #824 |
| 2007 | 43 | #731 |
| 2006 | 38 | #755 |
| 2005 | 41 | #707 |
| 2004 | 24 | #954 |
| 2003 | 23 | #923 |
| 2002 | 20 | #951 |
| 2001 | 26 | #748 |
| 2000 | 37 | #578 |
| 1999 | 28 | #683 |
| 1998 | 26 | #714 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
How popular is Lochlan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 644th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 433 about 1 in 3,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady much the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 433 boys in the US were named Lochlan, making it the 644th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 728th. It first appears in the records in 1998. 11 girls were also named Lochlan in 2025 (8,858th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Lochlan of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Lochlan in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 958 boys in the US were given Lochlan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #351, up from #644 for this spelling alone.
Lochlan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 433 | #644 |
| 2024 | 323 | #777 |
| 2023 | 297 | #823 |
| 2022 | 312 | #804 |
| 2021 | 311 | #791 |
| 2020 | 337 | #728 |
| 2019 | 354 | #705 |
| 2018 | 359 | #682 |
| 2017 | 323 | #736 |
| 2016 | 314 | #770 |
| 2015 | 267 | #841 |
| 2014 | 236 | #909 |
| 2013 | 213 | #937 |
| 2012 | 150 | #1,195 |
| 2011 | 100 | #1,565 |
| 2010 | 90 | #1,697 |
| 2009 | 83 | #1,796 |
| 2008 | 70 | #2,000 |
| 2007 | 63 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 47 | #2,541 |
| 2005 | 36 | #2,898 |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,213 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,445 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
Nicknames for Lochlan
Names like Lochlan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Ronan, Kayden, Brody, Rowan, Callan, Kian, Aiden, Finley, Logan, Caelan, Cassian
Other spellings of Lochlan
Names related to Lochlan
More Scottish names
Isla, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Paisley, Carson, Maxwell, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox, Dallas, Reid, Mackenzie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Lochlan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lochlan, updated 20 October 2026.