# Lachlan (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/lachlan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Meaning | “land of the lochs”, “loch”, “fjord land”, “i.e. scandinavia” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlæklən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Lachy, Lachie, Lockie |
| Variant spellings | Lochlan |
| US babies named this | 6,398 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 6,108 / 290 (5% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,417, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Lachlann, Lochlann (“land of the lochs, loch or fjord land, i.e. Scandinavia”), said to refer to an immigrant from Norway, a Norseman.

## What it means

Lachlan is grouped under earth.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8 | 12,828 |
| 2012 | 15 | 8,048 |
| 2013 | 11 | 9,957 |
| 2014 | 15 | 7,891 |
| 2015 | 17 | 7,133 |
| 2016 | 16 | 7,449 |
| 2017 | 20 | 6,184 |
| 2018 | 19 | 6,401 |
| 2019 | 17 | 6,899 |
| 2020 | 23 | 5,408 |
| 2021 | 18 | 6,551 |
| 2022 | 18 | 6,596 |
| 2023 | 16 | 7,108 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8,721 |
| 2025 | 9 | 10,536 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 178 | 1,062 |
| 2012 | 188 | 1,033 |
| 2013 | 205 | 976 |
| 2014 | 236 | 911 |
| 2015 | 311 | 767 |
| 2016 | 354 | 701 |
| 2017 | 353 | 699 |
| 2018 | 355 | 687 |
| 2019 | 369 | 690 |
| 2020 | 358 | 705 |
| 2021 | 356 | 726 |
| 2022 | 345 | 746 |
| 2023 | 333 | 771 |
| 2024 | 389 | 695 |
| 2025 | 468 | 606 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 70 | 510 |
| 2012 | 77 | 492 |
| 2013 | 66 | 546 |
| 2014 | 65 | 558 |
| 2015 | 122 | 363 |
| 2016 | 109 | 398 |
| 2017 | 103 | 423 |
| 2018 | 108 | 397 |
| 2019 | 89 | 454 |
| 2020 | 129 | 347 |
| 2021 | 110 | 393 |
| 2022 | 97 | 423 |
| 2023 | 101 | 393 |
| 2024 | 134 | 328 |
| 2025 | 159 | 283 |

## People named Lachlan

- Lachlan Murdoch, British-American-Australian businessman (born 1971)
- Lachlan Morton, Australian road cyclist
- Lachlan Watson, American actor (b. 2001)
- Lachlan Bayliss, Australian association footballer
- Lachlan Buchanan, Australian actor
- Lachlan Wales, Australian association football player
- Lachlan Kennedy, Australian athlete (born 2003)
- Lachlan Dreher, field hockey player
- Lachlan Elmer, field hockey player
- Lachlan Olbrich, Australian basketball player (born 2003)
- Lachlan Sharp, Australian field hockey player
- Lachlan Nieboer, British actor

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.