The baby name Loc is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Like 'lock' — IPA: /lɔk/ (approx. English: /lɒk/).
Loc is Vietnamese in Origin.
The baby name Loc is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Like 'lock' — IPA: /lɔk/ (approx. English: /lɒk/).
Loc is Vietnamese in Origin.
Loc is most commonly the Vietnamese given name Lộc, pronounced roughly “lock,” from Sino-Vietnamese 祿 meaning “prosperity, good fortune, official stipend.” A homophonous character, 鹿, means “deer,” a symbol of longevity and wealth; both associations inform the name’s auspicious tone. Lộc appears widely in compound names such as Phúc Lộc, Bảo Lộc, and Đức Lộc. It is predominantly masculine in Vietnam but can be unisex, and in the diaspora it is often written without diacritics as Loc.
Usage is well attested through the 20th and 21st centuries, reinforced by the folk triad Phúc–Lộc–Thọ (Happiness–Prosperity–Longevity). Variants and related spellings include Lộc and Loc; in Cantonese contexts Lok is a different name (e.g., 樂 “joy; music”) that coincidentally shares the Latin spelling. Unrelated look-alikes include English Lock/Locke and Scottish Loch. Meaning-focused parents value Loc for its concise form and auspicious charm.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #230 | 5 | 5,842 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #241 | 11 | 7,056 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #462 | 5 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #519 | 8 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2021 | #905 | 6 | 7,214 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #941 | 12 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,086 | 43 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,098 | 14 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,166 | 11 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,599 | 16 | 28,008 |
Loc is popular in 41 countries — most recent births per country:
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