Total births
22
Boys' name · since 2005
Lochlain
22 babies named Lochlain in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 22
- total births
- 2005–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
Lochlain sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 22 recorded since 2005.
Lochlain has 22 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- 22 total births
- 2005–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 77% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
22 boys have been named Lochlain since 2005, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 22
- total births
- 2005–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 77%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
77% of everyone ever named Lochlain was born in this single decade.
2005
Single peak year
6 babies were named Lochlain in 2005 - its busiest year on record.
Lochlain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lochlain's full recorded timeline at 2009, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lochlain at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2005
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2005
Lochlain popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Lochlain by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Lochlain's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Lochlain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 17 births (77% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lochlain? ▼
22 babies have been named Lochlain since 2005. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2005 with 6 births.
When was Lochlain most popular? ▼
Lochlain was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Lochlain been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lochlain since 2005 -- 21 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Lochlain? ▼
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.
What to do with Lochlain's data
- Lochlain's decade-level peak was the 2000s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Lochlain
Nearby Names Like Lochlain
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lochlain
Lochlan Boy
#779 4,846 births
Locke Boy
#2482 1,063 births
Lochlann Boy
#3500 443 births
Loc Boy
280 births
Locklan Boy
#4548 182 births
Compare Lochlain side by side: Lochlain vs Lochlan Lochlain vs Locke Lochlain vs Lochlann
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2005–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lochlain: Baby Name Since 2005 - 22 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lochlain. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lochlain draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.