Kai vs Lochlan
Kai 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Kai was ranked #34 and Lochlan #207 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Kai was ranked #56 and Lochlan #60 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Kai was ranked #69 and Lochlan #202 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Kai was ranked #72 and Lochlan #290 among boys in England and Wales.
Kai and Lochlan over time
Kai and Lochlan appear together in 3 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Kai held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Lochlan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kai reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Lochlan in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Kai #52 in 2021, Lochlan #163 in 2022.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Kai held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Lochlan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kai #56 in 2003, Lochlan #281 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kai #72, Lochlan #290.
Republic of Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 2004–2025
Kai held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Lochlan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kai #30 in 2024, Lochlan #207 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kai #34, Lochlan #207.
Northern Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2010–2024
Kai held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Lochlan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kai #52 in 2021, Lochlan #163 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kai #69, 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.
Side by side
| Field | Kai | 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #23 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #207 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kai has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Lochlan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Kai
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #76 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2023 (recorded 2002–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #23 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · 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 #207 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys