UK boy's name
Lughan
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2010. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Lughan is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Lughan popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2010 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4678, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2010, with 3 births.
This profile covers 3 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 2010 to 2010. 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.
Lughan is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 16 living people in the UK are called Lughan. 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 2011 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Lughan ranked #4678 for boys in England and Wales in 2010, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2010, when 3 boys were registered as Lughan.
- • Lughan ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #395 in 2023.
- • About 16 living people in the UK are estimated to have Lughan as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4678
2010
Births in 2010
3
Latest year
Peak year
2010
3 births
Estimated living
16
2026
Decades
Lughan by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Lughan 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 | #4678 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Lughan is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Lughan. 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.
Lughan ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #395 in 2023.
Across the UK
Lughan in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#395 in 2023
3 years of NISRA records, 13 total registered
Related
Names similar to Lughan
- 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
Lughan: questions and answers
How popular is the name Lughan in the UK right now?
In 2010, Lughan was ranked #4678 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Lughan most popular?
The peak year on record was 2010, with 3 babies registered as Lughan in England and Wales.
How many people are called Lughan in the UK?
A total of 3 babies have been registered as Lughan across the 1 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 13 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Lughan most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Lughan ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #395 in 2023. 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.