Lachlan
Lachlan is a masculine given name of Scottish Gaelic origin.
- Scottish
- English
Meaning & Origin of Lachlan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lachlan is a masculine given name of Scottish Gaelic origin.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Scottish
- English
The Story of Lachlan
The earliest SSA record of Lachlan as a baby boy name dates back to 1952, when 5 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 389 newborns named Lachlan — #691 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Lachlan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Lachlan ranks #716 for baby boys with 374 births, holding steady (+1%). All told, over 6K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Lachlan
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Lachlan. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Lachlan
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About the name Lachlan
Lachlan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Lachlan's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #687. Use the chart and map above to compare Lachlan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.