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Loughlin

Gender
Boy
Say it
LOK-lin
Origin
Irish

Loughlin is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “from the land of the lochs”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Loughlin mean?

Irish: anglicised Irish Lochlainn, a form of Lachlan

“from the land of the lochs”

Anglicised form of the Irish Lochlainn, a name for someone from Lochlann, the Gaelic name for Scandinavia.

Is Loughlin a girl's or a boy's name?

Loughlin is a boys' name.

How popular is Loughlin in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 7 boys.

1999Busiest: 7 in 20162021
Loughlin in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20211#6,364
20203#4,803
20191#6,258
20181#6,277
20170–
20167#2,947
20150–
20145#3,529
20130–
20120–
20110–
20100–
20091#6,016
20080–
20073#4,486
20060–
20050–
20041#4,870
20030–
20020–
20010–
20000–
19991#3,925

Names like Loughlin

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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, “Loughlin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/loughlin, updated 20 October 2026.