MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Lochan mean?
Sanskrit locana names the eye as the organ of sight. Poetic compounds extend the word to descriptions such as lotus eyes, giving Lochan a long literary background.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
लोचन
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Lochan in Indian usage
10,064 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (93.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 699 records (6.9%).
- Recorded as male: 9,365 records (93.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 457 |
| 1940s | 1,216 |
| 1950s | 1,624 |
| 1960s | 2,019 |
| 1970s | 1,889 |
| 1980s | 1,693 |
| 1990s | 1,033 |
| Other decades | 133 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,814 |
| Bihar | 2,733 |
| Jharkhand | 1,398 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,245 |
| Rajasthan | 313 |
| Assam | 197 |
| Other states | 364 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Lochan / M | 5 | 3,684 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Lochan; Table_6, C4024 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Lochan; Table_6, C4024
- Monier-Williams, locana, p. 907,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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