boy's name

Lachlann

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 8
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 229

Scotland

#344

2024 births

Lachlann is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in Scotland in 2024, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in Scotland.
  • Today about 1 in 3,466 babies in Scotland is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1997.

Lachlann over time

Births per decade in Scotland, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

32
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Lachlann by decade in Scotland
Decade Births
1990s 5
2000s 14
2010s 28
2020s (to 2024) 32

How popular is Lachlann?

In 2024, Lachlann was given to 11 babies in Scotland, ranking #344 that year. It is a rare choice.

Where Lachlann is used

Scotland #344 11 in 2024
Ireland #672 4 in 2015
Canada #2,088 10 in 2024
England & Wales #2,395 10 in 2025
United States #7,530 11 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for Scotland withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Lachlann

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Lachlann also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lachlann over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Lachlann

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lachlann — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Lachlann

How popular is the name Lachlann?

In 2024, Lachlann was given to 11 babies in Scotland, ranking #344 that year. It is a rare choice.

Is Lachlann a girl's or a boy's name?

Lachlann is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Lachlann most popular?

Lachlann peaked in 2024, when 11 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Lachlann a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lachlann currently ranks #344 in Scotland. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.