Boys' name · since 2008
Locklan
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 182 babies named Locklan, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,716 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 182
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
182 babies have been named Locklan since 2008, making it today's #6716 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Locklan has been recorded 182 times among boys since 2008, currently ranked #6716 nationally and more common than 52% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #13,544 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,716 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 182 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Locklan ranks #13,544 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,716 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 182 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,716 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 182
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Locklan's 182 recorded births place it above 70.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
How Locklan compares
182 36th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Locklan's all-time total is 51% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Locklan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 182 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Locklan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Locklan's full recorded timeline at 2017, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Locklan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Currently ranks #6716 among boys.
182 total births across 18 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 23 births in a single year.
Locklan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (90 births, 49% of the file).
2020s was Locklan's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Locklan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 90 births (49% of all-time use).
Locklan decade highlights
- Peak decade 90 births
- Runner-up 81 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Locklan by state
Where Locklan concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 182 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Tennessee 2.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Tennessee accounts for 2.7% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Locklan's data
- Tennessee records the most Locklans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Locklan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Locklan 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.
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