Pronunciation
Lore-cawn
Meaning
Little fierce one
Alternate spellings
Lorcán; Lorcan
Fun fact
Lorcán is often explained as ‘little fierce one’. The fada stretches the ending into Lore-cawn; Lorcan offers a spelling without the accent.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Lorcán, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#252Rank among boy names in 202518Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #252 |
| 2024 | 22 | #214 |
| 2023 | 10 | #362 |
| 2022 | 15 | #293 |
| 2021 | 16 | #279 |
| 2020 | 25 | #198 |
| 2019 | 9 | #402 |
| 2018 | 10 | #369 |
| 2017 | 58 | #111 |
| 2016 | 75 | #96 |
| 2015 | 86 | #87 |
| 2014 | 76 | #100 |
| 2013 | 61 | #115 |
| 2012 | 68 | #107 |
| 2011 | 70 | #108 |
| 2010 | 75 | #97 |
| 2009 | 82 | #92 |
| 2008 | 85 | #93 |
| 2007 | 64 | #112 |
| 2006 | 59 | #107 |
| 2005 | 46 | #119 |
| 2004 | 66 | #91 |
| 2003 | 38 | #126 |
| 2002 | 51 | #97 |
| 2001 | 57 | #93 |
| 2000 | 55 | #92 |
| 1999 | 50 | #95 |
| 1998 | 41 | #101 |
| 1997 | 39 | #117 |
| 1996 | 38 | #125 |
| 1995 | 38 | #122 |
| 1994 | 34 | #127 |
| 1993 | 51 | #107 |
| 1992 | 45 | #112 |
| 1991 | 36 | #125 |
| 1990 | 41 | #111 |
| 1989 | 47 | #101 |
| 1988 | 45 | #106 |
| 1987 | 23 | #144 |
| 1986 | 30 | #133 |
| 1985 | 31 | #130 |
| 1984 | 35 | #120 |
| 1983 | 22 | #150 |
| 1982 | 23 | #147 |
| 1981 | 31 | #133 |
| 1980 | 32 | #131 |
| 1979 | 20 | #152 |
| 1978 | 21 | #154 |
| 1977 | 13 | #184 |
| 1976 | 24 | #142 |
| 1975 | 15 | #177 |
| 1974 | 24 | #146 |
| 1973 | 18 | #163 |
| 1972 | 14 | #180 |
| 1971 | 17 | #159 |
| 1970 | 25 | #129 |
| 1969 | 21 | #135 |
| 1968 | 15 | #146 |
| 1967 | 14 | #144 |
| 1966 | 13 | #144 |
| 1965 | 17 | #124 |
| 1964 | 11 | #147 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.