Unisex name · since 2014

Locklin

Since 2014, U.S. Social Security records show 51 babies named Locklin, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#22,057 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,595 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
51
born since 2014
2010s
peak decade

Locklin currently ranks #7595 among unisex names in America, with 51 babies recorded since 2014.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Locklin has been recorded 51 times among boys since 2014, currently ranked #7595 nationally and more common than 45% of boys, 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 2014 to 2025.

  • #22,057 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #7,595 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 51 born since 2014
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Locklin ranks #22,057 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,595 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 51 born since 2014, peaking in the 2010s.

#22,057 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,595 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
51
born since 2014
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%45.4%
Locklin vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Locklin's 51 recorded births place it above 51.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Locklin compares

51 17th 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

Locklin's all-time total is 86% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Locklin Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 51 369 358,536
Peak-year births 11 34 22,252

Locklin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Locklin's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Locklin popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
11
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
4681012 20142015201620172018202120242025 11

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

2010s is the heaviest window (28 births, 55% of the file).

2010s was Locklin's strongest decade.

28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Locklin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 28 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Locklin?
Locklin has been given to 51 babies in the U.S. since 2014, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #22,057 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #7,595 of 13,930. 11 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
Where does Locklin sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Locklin ranks #22,057 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,595 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Locklin most popular?
Locklin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Is Locklin a unisex name?
Yes, Locklin is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 51 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Locklin been used?
Records for Locklin go back to 2014, giving 12 years of history through 2025.
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.

What to do with Locklin's data

  • Locklin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 2020s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Locklin

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Locklin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2014–2025 (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 Locklin 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.