How Many People Are Named Lorcan?
An estimated 250 people in the United States have the first name Lorcan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Lorcan peaked in popularity in 2018 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lorcan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lorcan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
250
About 1 in 1,371,017 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2018
17 births
Total Registered
252
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lorcan
Lorcan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 252 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lorcan as a male name
Ranked #7,513 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (17 births)
Lorcan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lorcan span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 95 babies were registered. While Lorcan is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lorcan by Decade
How has Lorcan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lorcan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lorcan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lorcan
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lorcan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lorcan?
We estimate approximately 250 people named Lorcan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,371,017 Americans share this first name.
Is Lorcan a common name?
Lorcan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 252 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lorcan most popular?
Lorcan reached peak popularity in 2018, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lorcan is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lorcan a male name?
Lorcan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lorcan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lorcan Smith, Lorcan Johnson, Lorcan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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