Pronunciation
Lock-lin / Lock-lan
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
Land of the lochs
Alternate spellings
Lochlainn; Lochlain; Lochlan; Lachlan
Fun fact
Lochlann is connected with the Norse homeland in Ireland's Viking history. As the Vikings settled and married into Irish families, names with that connection became part of Irish naming too. You'll see a few spellings, including Lochlan and Lochlainn.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Lochlann, 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 | 25 | #188 |
| 2024 | 13 | #302 |
| 2023 | 12 | #330 |
| 2022 | 23 | #219 |
| 2021 | 16 | #279 |
| 2020 | 15 | #294 |
| 2019 | 17 | #268 |
| 2018 | 12 | #329 |
| 2017 | 18 | #263 |
| 2016 | 22 | #232 |
| 2015 | 22 | #239 |
| 2014 | 14 | #314 |
| 2013 | 14 | #309 |
| 2012 | 9 | #401 |
| 2011 | 13 | #326 |
| 2010 | 11 | #354 |
| 2009 | 13 | #313 |
| 2008 | 15 | #287 |
| 2007 | 14 | #271 |
| 2006 | 9 | #314 |
| 2005 | 7 | #343 |
| 2004 | 5 | #390 |
| 2003 | 7 | #305 |
| 2002 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2001 | 5 | #317 |
| 2000 | 4 | #347 |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | Less than 3 | - |
| 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 | Less than 3 | - |
| 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 | 3 | #320 |
| 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.