Given name
Lochlen
“from the land of the lochs”·“from the land of lakes”
Lochlen 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.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lochlen 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
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2013. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lochlen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 29
- 29 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lochlen’s family of names
Lochlen has a related form in Lachlan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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