Lochlann
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LOK-lan
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #854 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,313 for boys
Big in ScotlandBig in Northern Ireland
Lochlann is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “from the land of lochs”. In 2025 it ranked 854th for boys in the UK (41 babies) and 3,313th for boys in the US (35 babies).
What does Lochlann mean?
Irish: Irish Gaelic form of Lachlan
“from the land of lochs”
The Irish form of Lachlan; Lochlann was the Gaelic name for Norway and the lands of the Vikings.
Is Lochlann a girl's or a boy's name?
Lochlann is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 41 boys in the UK and 35 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lochlann in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #854among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 41about 1 in 7,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 41 boys in the UK were named Lochlann, making it the 854th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,033rd.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Lochlann of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Lochlann in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 532 boys in the UK were given Lochlann or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #123, up from #854 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,124th in England and Wales, 441st in Scotland and 237th in Northern Ireland.
Lochlann in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #854 |
| 2024 | 40 | #863 |
| 2023 | 25 | #1,214 |
| 2022 | 22 | #1,312 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2020 | 30 | #1,033 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 34 | #966 |
| 2017 | 26 | #1,170 |
| 2016 | 34 | #973 |
| 2015 | 26 | #1,140 |
| 2014 | 14 | #1,743 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,493 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,654 |
| 2009 | 20 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,256 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 13 | #1,417 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,252 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 19 | #917 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
How popular is Lochlann in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,313among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 49,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the US were named Lochlann, making it the 3,313th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,924th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 40 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Lochlann 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 Lochlann or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #351, up from #3,313 for this spelling alone.
Lochlann in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #3,313 |
| 2024 | 33 | #3,453 |
| 2023 | 35 | #3,345 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,086 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,924 |
| 2019 | 40 | #2,991 |
| 2018 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,709 |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,135 |
| 2013 | 25 | #3,962 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
Nicknames for Lochlann
- Lochie 20 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Lochlann
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Ronan Kayden Conan Kian Aiden Callan Brayden Keegan Rowan Declan Darragh
Other spellings of Lochlann
Names related to Lochlann
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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, “Lochlann: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lochlann, updated 20 October 2026.