Lachlann
Lachlan is a masculine given name of Scottish Gaelic origin.
- Scottish Gaelic
Meaning & Origin of Lachlann
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 Gaelic
The Story of Lachlann
Lachlann first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2014, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 13 Lachlanns were born — ranking #6,513 that year. As of 2026, Lachlann ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 49 Lachlanns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Lachlann
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About the name Lachlann
Lachlann is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 49 births in the dataset. Lachlann's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #6,513. Use the chart and map above to compare Lachlann'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 .
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