Lauchlan
Lauchlan is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:SurnameAgnes Lauchlan (1905–1993), British stage, film and television actress Bill Lauchlan (1916–2009), Scottish communist activist Doug Lauchlan, Canadian politician, minister and educator Grant Lauchlan, Scottish entertainment journalist, producer and film reporter for STV in Scotland Jim Lauchlan, Scottish…
- Scottish
Meaning & Origin of Lauchlan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lauchlan is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:SurnameAgnes Lauchlan (1905–1993), British stage, film and television actress Bill Lauchlan (1916–2009), Scottish communist activist Doug Lauchlan, Canadian politician, minister and educator Grant Lauchlan, Scottish entertainment journalist, producer and film reporter for STV in Scotland Jim Lauchlan, Scottish…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Scottish
The Story of Lauchlan
Lauchlan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2022, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 5 Lauchlans were born — ranking #12,323 that year. As of 2026, Lauchlan ranks #12,323 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Lauchlans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Lauchlan
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About the name Lauchlan
Lauchlan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2022 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Lauchlan's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #12,323. Use the chart and map above to compare Lauchlan'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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