Lochlann
Lachlan is a masculine given name of Scottish Gaelic origin.
- Irish
Meaning & Origin of Lochlann
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)
- Irish
The Story of Lochlann
The earliest SSA record of Lochlann as a baby boy name dates back to 1999, when 6 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 40 newborns named Lochlann — #2,992 in the national rankings. About 47% of every Lochlann on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Lochlann ranks #3,581 for baby boys with 32 births, gradually rising (+10%). All told, over 472 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Lochlann
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About the name Lochlann
Lochlann is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 472 births in the dataset. Lochlann's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #2,924. Use the chart and map above to compare Lochlann'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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