Lochlyn
The Story of Lochlyn
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Lochlyn as a girl name dates back to 2002, when 9 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 33 newborns named Lochlyn — #4,350 in the national rankings. About 55% of every Lochlyn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Lochlyn ranks #5,448 for girls with 23 births, holding steady (+3%). All told, over 383 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Lochlyn as a boy name dates back to 2000, when 6 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Lochlyn — #4,950 in the national rankings. About 55% of every Lochlyn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Lochlyn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 101 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to 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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