Lochlin comes from the Gaelic tradition, meaning Lake land.
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How popular is Lochlin?
2020peak year
Today, Lochlin is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #9516), with only about 8 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2020, 11 babies were given the name (ranked #7305 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Lochlin has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 112 babies have been registered as Lochlin since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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