US rank #5565 Unisex name Peak 2014 422 births

Locklyn — #5565 US unisex name

422 babies named Locklyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s2852020s137
#5565
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 68% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Locklyn was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

51 babies were named Locklyn in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Locklyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 422 babies named Locklyn between 2011 and 2024, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Locklyn currently holds the #5565 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 51 babies received it in a single year. Locklyn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 48 additional births since 2013.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Locklyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 285 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Locklyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Locklyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Locklyn 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 422 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.

Locklyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

422

Since 2011

14 years of records

Peak year

2014

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,565

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2011

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2024

Locklyn popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2011

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
51
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
102030405060 20242022202020182016201420122011 17

Locklyn popularity over time — boys

48 total births recorded since 2013 (Locklyn as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 48 births
4681012 2024202320222021201720142013 5

Locklyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
285 births that decade — 68% of Locklyn's all-time total
2010s2852020s137

Locklyn by state

Where Locklyn concentrates geographically — total births since 2011

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Locklyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
16 3.8%
North Carolina share of Locklyn's total US births 3.8%

16 of 422 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Locklyn?
422 babies have been named Locklyn since 2011. It currently ranks #5565 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 51 births.
When was Locklyn most popular?
Locklyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 285 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Locklyn most popular?
The top states for the name Locklyn are North Carolina (16 births).
Is Locklyn a unisex name?
Yes, Locklyn is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 422 births, and as a boy's name it has 48 births.
How long has the name Locklyn been used?
Locklyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 14 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Locklyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lockie, Lochlyn, Lochlan, Locklynn, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2011–2024 (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.