Lochlyn
The Story of Lochlyn
As a girl name
Lochlyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2002, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 33 Lochlyns were born — ranking #4,350 that year. As of 2026, Lochlyn ranks #5,448 for girls with 23 births, holding steady (+3%). In total, more than 383 Lochlyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lochlyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2000, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 19 Lochlyns were born — ranking #4,950 that year. As of 2026, Lochlyn ranks #9,864 for boys with 7 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 101 Lochlyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lochlyn
Lochlyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 383 births in the dataset. Lochlyn's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #4,237. Use the chart and map above to compare Lochlyn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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