Albie vs Lochlan
Albie and Lochlancompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Albie was ranked #21 and Lochlan #257 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Albie was ranked #32 and Lochlan #60 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Albie was ranked #71 and Lochlan #202 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Albie was ranked #179 and Lochlan #207 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Albie and Lochlan over time
Albie and Lochlan appear together in 3 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Albie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lochlan in 1.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2019, Albie moved ahead of Lochlan in Northern Ireland · Boys — #416 and #195 the year before became #178 and #418.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Albie #19 in 2024, Lochlan #257 in 2025.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1997–2025
Albie held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Lochlan in 2.
Highest recorded here: Albie #19 in 2024, Lochlan #257 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Albie #21, Lochlan #257.
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2014–2025
Albie held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Lochlan in 6.
Highest recorded here: Albie #179 in 2025, Lochlan #207 in 2025.
The order changed in 2024: Albie moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #243 and #224; by 2024 that had become #183 and #374.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Albie #179, Lochlan #207.
Northern Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2015–2024
Albie held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Lochlan in 2.
Highest recorded here: Albie #70 in 2023, Lochlan #163 in 2022.
The order changed in 2019: Albie moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #416 and #195; by 2019 that had become #178 and #418.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Albie #71, Lochlan #202.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Albie
Pairs where Albie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Jack vs Albie
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Jack #1 in 2021, Albie #70 in 2023.
Jack · Albie · 10 shared years, 2015–2024 · Peaked in the same years
- Muhammad vs Albie
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Muhammad #1 in 2023, Albie #19 in 2024.
Muhammad · Albie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Peaked in the same years
- Alexander vs Albie
Alexander and Albie averaged 19.1 places apart in Scotland · Boys, and 298 places apart in England and Wales · Boys.
Alexander · Albie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Close in one country, far apart in another
Side by side
| Field | Albie | Lochlan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #21 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #207 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Albie and Lochlan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Albie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #853 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #21 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Lochlan
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #1345 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #257 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys