US rank #8150 Boys' name Peak 2021 81 births

Loch — #8150 US boys' name

81 babies named Loch in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s462020s35
#8150
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 43% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Loch was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

10 babies were named Loch in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loch

The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Loch between 2011 and 2024, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Loch currently holds the #8150 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loch performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Loch shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loch in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 81 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Loch at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

81

Since 2011

14 years of records

Peak year

2021

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,150

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2011

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2024

Loch popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2011

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
10
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 20242022202120202019201720152014201320122011 7

Loch by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
46 births that decade — 57% of Loch's all-time total
2010s462020s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loch?
81 babies have been named Loch since 2011. It currently ranks #8150 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 10 births.
When was Loch most popular?
Loch was most popular in the 2010s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Loch been used?
Loch has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 14 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Loch?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lochlan, Locke, Lochlann, Loc, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2011–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.