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Lachlan

Anglicized form of Lachlann, the Scottish Gaelic form of Lochlainn.

PronunciationScottish /ˈlæx.lən/; British English /ˈlɒk.lən/; American English /ˈlæk.lən/
Usage languagesEnglish, Scottish
US rank (2025)#606

Meaning and history

Lachlan is the Anglicized form of Lachlann, the Scottish Gaelic form of Lochlainn. It was especially popular in Australia toward the end of the 20th century.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 126 births, rank #1,306
2007: 124 births, rank #1,350
2008: 145 births, rank #1,211
2009: 152 births, rank #1,186
2010: 148 births, rank #1,206
20112011: 178 births, rank #1,056
2012: 188 births, rank #1,032
2013: 205 births, rank #974
2014: 236 births, rank #909
2015: 311 births, rank #767
20162016: 354 births, rank #698
2017: 353 births, rank #698
2018: 355 births, rank #687
2019: 369 births, rank #689
2020: 358 births, rank #705
20212021: 356 births, rank #725
2022: 345 births, rank #746
2023: 333 births, rank #771
2024: 389 births, rank #695
20252025: 468 births, rank #606

Lachlan rose from #695 to #606 for boys between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 468.