Pronunciation
Lokh-lin / Lock-lin
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
From Lochlann, a name used for Scandinavia
Related forms: Lochlann (related irish form).
Alternate spellings
Lochlann; Lochlan; Lachlan; Loughlin
Fun fact
Lochlainn belongs to the same name family as Lochlann. In medieval Irish, Lochlann was a name used for Scandinavia, so the connection is with the Norse world. That's a little more specific than simply translating it as land of the lakes.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Lochlainn, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #272 |
| 2024 | 7 | #472 |
| 2023 | 13 | #319 |
| 2022 | 6 | #509 |
| 2021 | 6 | #498 |
| 2020 | 10 | #381 |
| 2019 | 7 | #466 |
| 2018 | 8 | #435 |
| 2017 | 9 | #394 |
| 2016 | 8 | #412 |
| 2015 | 8 | #421 |
| 2014 | 4 | #609 |
| 2013 | 7 | #448 |
| 2012 | 3 | #718 |
| 2011 | 12 | #342 |
| 2010 | 4 | #611 |
| 2009 | 5 | #532 |
| 2008 | 3 | #698 |
| 2007 | 3 | #629 |
| 2006 | 3 | #596 |
| 2005 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2004 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2003 | 3 | #500 |
| 2002 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2001 | 3 | #409 |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | 3 | #369 |
| 1997 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | 3 | #321 |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.
