Lachlan
A boys’ name of Scottish Gaelic origin, meaning from the land of the lochs.
How Lachlan has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #767 |
| 2016 | #700 |
| 2017 | #697 |
| 2018 | #686 |
| 2019 | #690 |
| 2020 | #705 |
| 2021 | #725 |
| 2022 | #746 |
| 2023 | #771 |
| 2024 | #691 |
| 2025 | #606 |
Lachlan by the numbers
In 2025, 159 babies in England and Wales were named Lachlan. In the US, 373 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 353 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Names that come from Lachlan
Forms of Lachlan in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lachlan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lochlanfrom the land of the lochs179 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lachlannfrom the land of the lochs10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lathanfrom the farmstead; a variant of Latham122 in the US (2017)
- Lochlynfrom the lochs; a modern spelling of Lochlan or Lachlan27 in the US (2017)
- Lochlannfrom the land of lakes26 in England and Wales (2025)
- Locklanland of locks; a form of lachlan13 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the earth
Like Lachlan, each of these has the earth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Brooklynbroken land; a new york borough5,239 in the US (2017)
- Adamman, earth1,431 in England and Wales (2025)
- Georgefarmer, earth worker3,082 in England and Wales (2025)
- Waylonland beside the road2,434 in the US (2017)
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jorgefarmer; worker of the earth1,547 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lachlan
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