Loughlin

maleStatistical record

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

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

Loughlin: Recorded since 1973, with a gap of 16 years, its highest recorded position is #288, and it stood at #770 in 2023.

3registrars recorded it
17times a registrar ranked it
51years from first to last
#288highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Loughlin's record

Absent from every published list for 16 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Region

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 2007–2016

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2007	#4333
2014	#4632
2016	#3478

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

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 13 of the 51 years from 1973 to 2023.

In 2014: #550 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #4632 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1973–2023 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1973
First recorded at #290 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1973–2023
Highest recorded position: #288 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1974 (recorded 1973–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2023.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Loughlin appears in 2 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, which has ranked it in 13 years beginning in 1973, and has registered 49 births with the name.

Loughlin across 2 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Loughlin's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#290 (1973)	#288 (1974)	#770 (2023)	13 of 51	49 (1973–2023)	7 (2015)
England and Wales · Boys	#4333 (2007)	#3478 (2016)	#3478 (2016)	3 of 10	11 (2007–2016)	5 (2016)

Loughlin by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Loughlin in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1970s	8	2 of 10	4
1990s	7	2 of 10	4
2000s	3	1 of 10	3
2010sbusiest	21	5 of 10	4
2020s	10	3 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 4 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Loughlin appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1973 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #288 in Republic of Ireland in 1991.

Loughlin'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.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2016	England and Wales	male	#3478	5	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#4632	3	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#4333	3	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#392	3	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#770	3	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#657	4	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#755	3	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#459	7	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#550	5	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#718	3	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#730	3	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#720	3	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#390	3	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#369	3	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#288	4	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#288	4	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#290	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

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

What the record shows

Recorded by 3 registrars between 1973 and 2023, ranked in 16 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #288, first reached in 1974.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 7 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 2015.

Its record falls into 8 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 16 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2007, and 47 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

5decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 5 decades →
4 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
8separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
16 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period10 to 19 years missing →
#770position in 2023, its most recent recorded year
47 yearsyears between the first and last registrar to record itAcross 41 years or more →
7births registered in its largest year, 2015Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 3 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Eile · #288, 13y
Emery · #288, 15y
Erikas · #289, 19y
Zaviyar · #287, 15y

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1970 and 1979.

Faisal · #288, 49y
Franz · #288, 10y
Nevan · #288, 26y
Bebhinn · #290, 38y

Loughlin was ranked #288 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1974. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Loughlin and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Loughlin without appearing here.

Loughlin moved ahead of

Geoffrey Compare
In 2014 they stood at #718 and #616 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2015 that had become #459 and #699.
Glenn Compare
In 2014 they stood at #718 and #401 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2015 that had become #459 and #615.
Phillip Compare
In 2013 they stood at #730 and #540 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2014 that had become #550 and #609.

Moved ahead of Loughlin

Bruce Compare
In 2020 they stood at #459 and #554 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2021 that had become #755 and #414.
Erik Compare
In 2009 they stood at #290 and #320 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2010 that had become #720 and #422.
Mohammed Compare
In 1999 they stood at #288 and #324 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2000 that had become #390 and #236.
Oscar Compare
In 1995 they stood at #288 and #321 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1996 that had become #369 and #223.

Moved the opposite way to Loughlin

Aaron Compare
Between 1973 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Loughlin went from #290 to #770 while Aaron went from #157 to #51.
Adam Compare
Between 1973 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Loughlin went from #290 to #770 while Adam went from #143 to #23.
Alex Compare
Between 1973 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Loughlin went from #290 to #770 while Alex went from #268 to #27.
Alexander Compare
Between 1973 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Loughlin went from #290 to #770 while Alexander went from #145 to #48.

Moved the same way as Loughlin

Adrian Compare
Between 1973 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Loughlin went from #290 to #770 and Adrian from #43 to #268.
Alan Compare
Between 1973 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Loughlin went from #290 to #770 and Alan from #10 to #319.
Alfred Compare
Between 1973 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Loughlin went from #290 to #770 and Alfred from #254 to #472.
Andrew Compare
Between 1973 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Loughlin went from #290 to #770 and Andrew from #38 to #146.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't 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 3 regions, from 1973 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #288 in Republic of Ireland in 1991. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.

Loughlin

Loughlin at a glance

What stands out in Loughlin's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Loughlin across 2 official records

Loughlin by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Popularity data

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Loughlin at a glance

What stands out in Loughlin's record

Loughlin across 2 official records

Loughlin by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Loughlin appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Names published alongside Loughlin

Loughlin and the names beside it

Loughlin moved ahead of

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