Lachlan
Boy · LOK-lan · Scottish
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Lachlan is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “from the land of lochs”. In 2025 it ranked 238th for boys in the UK (228 babies) and 606th for boys in the US (468 babies).
What does Lachlan mean?
Scottish: from Gaelic Lochlann, a name for Norway
“from the land of lochs”
From Lochlann, the Gaelic name for Norway and the Norse lands, so it originally referred to a Norseman.
- Say it
- LOK-lan
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Is Lachlan a girl's or a boy's name?
Lachlan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 228 boys in the UK and 9 girls and 468 boys in the US.
How popular is Lachlan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #238among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 228about 1 in 1,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 228 boys in the UK were named Lachlan, making it the 238th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 285th.
2025 had the most boys named Lachlan of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Lachlan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 532 boys in the UK were given Lachlan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #123, up from #238 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 283rd in England and Wales, 79th in Scotland and 344th in Northern Ireland.
Lachlan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 228 | #238 |
| 2024 | 198 | #265 |
| 2023 | 154 | #319 |
| 2022 | 167 | #303 |
| 2021 | 197 | #273 |
| 2020 | 184 | #285 |
| 2019 | 147 | #349 |
| 2018 | 157 | #337 |
| 2017 | 170 | #332 |
| 2016 | 184 | #309 |
| 2015 | 201 | #286 |
| 2014 | 102 | #442 |
| 2013 | 131 | #360 |
| 2012 | 135 | #363 |
| 2011 | 132 | #363 |
| 2010 | 105 | #414 |
| 2009 | 97 | #432 |
| 2008 | 106 | #395 |
| 2007 | 114 | #356 |
| 2006 | 111 | #348 |
| 2005 | 96 | #360 |
| 2004 | 94 | #348 |
| 2003 | 106 | #311 |
| 2002 | 78 | #361 |
| 2001 | 80 | #364 |
| 2000 | 93 | #327 |
| 1999 | 94 | #324 |
| 1998 | 106 | #286 |
| 1997 | 44 | #486 |
| 1996 | 29 | #615 |
How popular is Lachlan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #606among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 468about 1 in 3,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 468 boys in the US were named Lachlan, making it the 606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 705th. It first appears in the records in 1952. 9 girls were also named Lachlan in 2025 (10,104th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Lachlan of any year since it first appeared, in 1952.
Half of all the boys named Lachlan in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 958 boys in the US were given Lachlan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #351, up from #606 for this spelling alone.
Lachlan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 468 | #606 |
| 2024 | 389 | #695 |
| 2023 | 333 | #771 |
| 2022 | 345 | #746 |
| 2021 | 356 | #725 |
| 2020 | 358 | #705 |
| 2019 | 369 | #689 |
| 2018 | 355 | #687 |
| 2017 | 353 | #698 |
| 2016 | 354 | #698 |
| 2015 | 311 | #767 |
| 2014 | 236 | #909 |
| 2013 | 205 | #974 |
| 2012 | 188 | #1,032 |
| 2011 | 178 | #1,056 |
| 2010 | 148 | #1,206 |
| 2009 | 152 | #1,186 |
| 2008 | 145 | #1,211 |
| 2007 | 124 | #1,350 |
| 2006 | 126 | #1,306 |
| 2005 | 107 | #1,389 |
| 2004 | 60 | #1,985 |
| 2003 | 65 | #1,812 |
| 2002 | 56 | #1,970 |
| 2001 | 46 | #2,213 |
| 2000 | 39 | #2,421 |
| 1999 | 39 | #2,297 |
| 1998 | 49 | #1,954 |
| 1997 | 30 | #2,609 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,940 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
Nicknames for Lachlan
- Lachie
- Lockie 59 boys in the UK in 2025
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