Given name & surname · also German
Loch
“from the land of the lochs”·“from the land of lakes”
Loch is a variant of Lachlan. Interpretations include “from the land of the lochs” and “from the land of lakes”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original GermanLöchle
Meaning & origin
What it means
Loch is a variant of Lachlan. Interpretations include “from the land of the lochs” and “from the land of lakes”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Loch comes from German, and ultimately from Scottish Gaelic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From German Loch, from Scottish Gaelic loch (“loch, lake”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2011. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Loch through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 90
- 90 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,654 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,654 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,396 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Loch’s family of names
Loch has a related form in Lachlan. In German usage, Loch as a surname has a related form in LOCHER. In German usage, Loch as a surname has a related form in Locherer.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 20
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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