Lachlan
Boy name · Scottish Gaelic origin
Lachlan meaning
land of the lochs, loch or fjord land, i.e. Scandinavia
Lachlan at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #691 in 2024
Lachlan popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1970 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 2000 | #2,425 | 39 |
| 2010 | #1,206 | 148 |
| 2018 | #687 | 355 |
| 2020 | #705 | 358 |
| 2024 | #691 | 389 |
All 43 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1956 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1959 | #3,618 | 6 |
| 1964 | #4,037 | 5 |
| 1970 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1982 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1983 | #6,237 | 5 |
| 1988 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1989 | #4,526 | 11 |
| 1991 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1992 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1993 | #4,447 | 13 |
| 1994 | #4,290 | 14 |
| 1995 | #3,693 | 17 |
| 1996 | #4,878 | 12 |
| 1997 | #2,612 | 30 |
| 1998 | #1,957 | 49 |
| 1999 | #2,300 | 39 |
| 2000 | #2,425 | 39 |
| 2001 | #2,217 | 46 |
| 2002 | #1,974 | 56 |
| 2003 | #1,815 | 65 |
| 2004 | #1,989 | 60 |
| 2005 | #1,389 | 107 |
| 2006 | #1,306 | 126 |
| 2007 | #1,350 | 124 |
| 2008 | #1,211 | 145 |
| 2009 | #1,186 | 152 |
| 2010 | #1,206 | 148 |
| 2011 | #1,056 | 178 |
| 2012 | #1,032 | 188 |
| 2013 | #974 | 205 |
| 2014 | #908 | 236 |
| 2015 | #767 | 311 |
| 2016 | #698 | 354 |
| 2017 | #698 | 353 |
| 2018 | #687 | 355 |
| 2019 | #688 | 369 |
| 2020 | #705 | 358 |
| 2021 | #725 | 356 |
| 2022 | #746 | 345 |
| 2023 | #771 | 333 |
| 2024 | #691 | 389 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Lachlan” (revision 92416162), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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