Lachlann
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LOCK-lan
- Origin
- Scottish
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,423 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
Big in Scotland
Lachlann is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “from the land of the lochs”. In 2025 it ranked 1,423rd for boys in the UK (20 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Lachlann mean?
Scottish: Gaelic spelling of Lachlan
“from the land of the lochs”
Gaelic form of Lachlan; Lochlann was the Gaelic name for Norway or Scandinavia, home of the Vikings.
Is Lachlann a girl's or a boy's name?
Lachlann is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lachlann in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,423among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 242% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the UK were named Lachlann, making it the 1,423rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 24 boys.
Half of all the boys named Lachlann in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 43 boys in the UK were given Lachlann or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #748, up from #1,423 for this spelling alone.
- Lochlainn 23
- Lachlann 20
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales and 333rd in Scotland.
Lachlann in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,423 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,230 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 2 | #6,291 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 2 | #4,818 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 2 | #4,226 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 2 | #3,848 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 2 | #3,734 |
How popular is Lachlann in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Lachlann, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 2014.
Half of all the boys named Lachlann in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lachlann in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
Nicknames for Lachlann
- Lachie
- Lockie 59 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Lachlann
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody Ronan Lochlan Finn Conan Rowan Callan Cassian Kayden Conlan Conn Orhan
Other spellings of Lachlann
Names related to Lachlann
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lachlann: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lachlann, updated 20 October 2026.