Given name · also Gaelic
Lorcan
“the small, fierce one”
Lorcan is used as a given name. One Irish interpretation is “the small, fierce one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Irish interpretation is “the small, fierce one.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
The story
The name’s historical associations include St Lorcán O Tuathail, archbishop of Dublin, known in English as Laurence O’Toole.
Lorcan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 261
- 261 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,656 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +14%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,656 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 265 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lorcan’s family of names
Lorcan has a related form in Lorcen. Lorcan has a related form in Lorcin. Lorcan has a related form in Lorcon.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Lorkunvariant
- Lorkonvariant
- Lorkynvariant
- Lorkinvariant
- Lorkenvariant
- Lorkanvariant
- Lorcunvariant
- Lorconvariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Lorcan
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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