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Lachlan

Boy

Meaning of Lachlan: Scottish Gaelic: 'land of the lakes'

Lachlan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 609th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 328th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#609

477 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#328

134 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,398

First recorded 1952 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 11 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 13 babies1994: 14 babies1995: 17 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 30 babies1998: 49 babies1999: 39 babies2000: 39 babies20002001: 46 babies2002: 64 babies2003: 65 babies2004: 60 babies2005: 116 babies2006: 132 babies2007: 130 babies2008: 150 babies2009: 164 babies2010: 153 babies20102011: 186 babies2012: 203 babies2013: 216 babies2014: 251 babies2015: 328 babies2016: 370 babies2017: 373 babies2018: 374 babies2019: 386 babies2020: 381 babies20202021: 374 babies2022: 363 babies2023: 349 babies2024: 401 babies2025: 477 babies
US babies named Lachlan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 477.

Gender split

96% boys · 4% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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