US rank #11868 Unisex name Peak 2016 40 births

Locklin — #11868 US boys' name

40 babies named Locklin in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s282020s12
#11868
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 17% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Locklin was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

7 babies were named Locklin in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Locklin

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Locklin between 2014 and 2024, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Locklin currently holds the #11868 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Locklin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2019.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Locklin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Locklin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Locklin 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 40 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.

Locklin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

40

Since 2014

11 years of records

Peak year

2016

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,868

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2014

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2024

Locklin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2014

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2024202120182017201620152014 6

Locklin popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2019 (Locklin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2019 5

Locklin by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
28 births that decade — 70% of Locklin's all-time total
2010s282020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Locklin?
40 babies have been named Locklin since 2014. It currently ranks #11868 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 7 births.
When was Locklin most popular?
Locklin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Is Locklin a unisex name?
Yes, Locklin is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 40 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Locklin been used?
Locklin has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 11 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Locklin?
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.

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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, 2014–2024 (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.