Entry № 3881 · Sanskrit origin

Lochana Lochana — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ LOH-chah-nah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Eye (Sanskrit + foundational)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "eye (sanskrit + foundational)".

Lochana is from the Sanskrit Locanā. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Lochana is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Locanā eye that-which-illuminates + Sanskrit loc to see + foundational central in Sanskrit aesthetic-naming heritage + foundational central concept of eye in Hindu iconographic-heritage + foundational central in Trilocana three-eyed epithet of Shiva + foundational central in Abhinavaguptas Locana commentary on Ānandavardhanas Dhvanyāloka + foundational central in Locana Buddhist Tantric deity + foundational central in classical Sanskrit poetic-eye vocabulary + foundational pan-Hindu Buddhist eye heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Eye (Sanskrit + foundational) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Sanskrit *Locanā* eye that-which-illuminates + Sanskrit *loc* to see + foundational central in Sanskrit aesthetic-naming heritage + foundational central concept of eye in Hindu iconographic-heritage + foundational central in *Trilocana* three-eyed epithet of Shiva + foundational central in Abhinavaguptas *Locana* commentary on Ānandavardhanas *Dhvanyāloka* + foundational central in *Locana* Buddhist Tantric deity + foundational central in classical Sanskrit poetic-eye vocabulary + foundational pan-Hindu Buddhist eye heritage

The name in its native script.

लोचना
Transliteration
Locanā
Pronunciation
/ ˈloʊ.tʃə.nə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Lochana stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Lochana · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Lochanas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Trilocana Shiva / Abhinavagupta Locana Dhvanyaloka
Sanskrit eye that-which-illuminates + Trilocana three-eyed Shiva + Abhinavaguptas Locana commentary on Ānandavardhanas Dhvanyāloka + Buddhist Tantric Locana deity
Hindu Buddhist

Names connected to Lochana.

The number behind Lochana.

9

The Builder

Lochana has a strong numerological signature.

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit meaning. 3 syllables. Lochana."
Mother of one