UK boy's name
Loughlin
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2016. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Loughlin is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Loughlin popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2016 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3478, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2016, with 5 births.
This profile covers 11 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 2007 to 2016. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Loughlin is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 14 living people in the UK are called Loughlin. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2017 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Loughlin ranked #3478 for boys in England and Wales in 2016, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2016, when 5 boys were registered as Loughlin.
- • Loughlin ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #392 in 2020.
- • About 14 living people in the UK are estimated to have Loughlin as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3478
2016
Births in 2016
5
Latest year
Peak year
2016
5 births
Estimated living
14
2026
Popularity
Loughlin over time
The chart below shows babies named Loughlin registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2007 to 2016. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Loughlin, the clearest high point is 2016. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2016, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Loughlin by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Loughlin was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4055 | 8 | 2 |
| 2000s | #4333 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Loughlin is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Loughlin. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Loughlin ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #392 in 2020.
Across the UK
Loughlin in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#392 in 2020
1 years of NISRA records, 3 total registered
Related
Names similar to Loughlin
- Luke 72,247
- Lewis 69,555
- Leo 63,249
- Liam 60,482
- Lucas 49,061
- Logan 40,771
- Louis 35,898
- Luca 30,323
- Louie 24,242
- Leon 22,308
- Levi 9,931
- Lee 7,861
FAQ
Loughlin: questions and answers
How popular is the name Loughlin in the UK right now?
In 2016, Loughlin was ranked #3478 for boys in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Loughlin most popular?
The peak year on record was 2016, with 5 babies registered as Loughlin in England and Wales.
How many people are called Loughlin in the UK?
A total of 11 babies have been registered as Loughlin across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 3 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Loughlin most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Loughlin ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #392 in 2020. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.