Boys' name · since 2013
Lochlen
Since 2013, U.S. Social Security records show 29 babies named Lochlen, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,136 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lochlen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 29 have been recorded since 2013.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lochlen has been recorded 29 times among boys since 2013, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2019.
- #26,136 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 29 born since 2013
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lochlen ranks #26,136 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 2013, peaking in the 2010s.
- #26,136 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lochlen's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lochlen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lochlen's full recorded timeline at 2017, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lochlen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2019
- Peak year (2019)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Lochlen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (29 births, 100% of the file).
2010s was Lochlen's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Lochlen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 29 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lochlen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~6 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2013–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Lochlen 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 August 2026.