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Lochlain

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Lochlain: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2002–2020

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2002 to 2020, ranging from #3225 to #4810.20022007201020142020#3225#4810
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2002#3225
2006#4052
2007#4333
2009#3744
2010#3865
2012#4805
2014#4632
2016#4810
2020#3848

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 9 of the 19 years from 2002 to 2020.

In 2016: #421 among boys in Northern Ireland, #4810 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2002–2020 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2002

    First recorded at #3225 among boys in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2020

    Most recently recorded at #3848 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2002 to 2020. Highest recorded position: #421 in Northern Ireland in 2016.

Lochlain's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2020England and Walesmale#38484HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#48103HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#46323HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#48053HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#38654HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#37444HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#43333HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#40523HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#32253HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#4213HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Lochlain is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Lochlain, between 2002 and 2020, in 9 of those 19 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: highest position in 2002Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: highest position in 201620022020
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales2002–20209#3225 in 2002
Northern Ireland20161#421 in 2016

Its high point came 14 years earlier in England and Wales (2002) than in Northern Ireland (2016).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 2002; it appears again in 2006.

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What is known about Lochlain

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 2002–2020.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2002 to 2020. Highest recorded position: #421 in Northern Ireland in 2016. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.