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Lorcan

“little fierce one”

Language contexts for this entry: English, Danish

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Origin
Not established
2 language contexts
EnglishDanish
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4 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Lorcan

Lorcan is a masculine given name. English Wikipedia gives the meaning “little fierce one”.

02 / Across borders

Where Lorcan is used

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Across borders

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6 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

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United States

Statistics + language records

United States, 2025: 9 boys (rank 8243). Documented as a given name in English.

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4 of 13 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

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Ireland

1964–2025 Spelling: Lorcan

Recorded category boys

Metric
Latest · 2025
43
births
Rank #125
Peak year
2015
86 births

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Source: Central Statistics Office · Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025

Published integer counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

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Lorcan in Ireland, boys: births and rank by year
YearBirthsRankStatus
196411147observed
196517124observed
196613144observed
196714144observed
196815146observed
196921135observed
197025129observed
197117159observed
197214180observed
197318163observed
197424146observed
197515177observed
197624142observed
197713184observed
197821154observed
197920152observed
198032131observed
198131133observed
198223147observed
198322150observed
198435120observed
198531130observed
198630133observed
198723144observed
198845106observed
198947101observed
199041111observed
199136125observed
199245112observed
199351107observed
199434127observed
199538122observed
199638125observed
199739117observed
199841101observed
19995095observed
20005592observed
20015793observed
20025197observed
200338126observed
20046691observed
200546119observed
200659107observed
200764112observed
20088593observed
20098292observed
20107597observed
201170108observed
201268107observed
201361115observed
201476100observed
20158687observed
20167596observed
201758111observed
201852122observed
201948128observed
202035158observed
202146137observed
202234164observed
202336150observed
202438137observed
202543125observed
About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Lorcan” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe
First given names on Irish birth registrations; CSO tables VSA50 (boys) and VSA60 (girls). From 2017, births registered during the calendar year.
Rounding
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Suppression
CSO publishes names with three or more occurrences. Null cells are not emitted; absence is unknown, not zero.
Ranking
Published ranks from VSA50C02 and VSA60C02 retained unchanged, including ties.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0

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04 / Through time

History

No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms4
Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates8

  • Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025

    Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)

    Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

    US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national

    Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

  • South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017

    Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025

    National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)

    Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)

    Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

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