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Lochie

Boy name · 62 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Lochie: 62 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 10 births in 2022.

Lochie is a modern Scottish and Australian diminutive of Lachlan, itself rooted in the Gaelic name Lochlann, meaning "land of the lochs" or "from the land of the fjords"—a historical Gaelic term for Scandinavia. The name's most famous bearer is Lochie Daddo, the Australian actor and television presenter known for shows like *Medivac* and *The Great Outdoors*. While there are no notable Scottish places named directly after Lochie, the river Lochay in Perthshire shares the same Gaelic root word, *loch* (lake). In Scotland, Lochie has become a charming standalone name in recent decades, especially popular alongside the longer form Lachlan, and is often spelled Lochy—both versions gaining steady use since the 1990s.