LachlanName meaning, origin and popularity
Lachlan is a boy’s name of Scottish origin. Its traditional meaning is “from the land of lochs”.
Lachlan at a glance
- Meaning
- from the land of lochs
- Origin
- Scottish
- Gender
- Boy
- Letters
- 7
- First letter
- L
- NSW rank 2025
- #34 for boys
How popular is Lachlan in Australia?
In 2025, Lachlan was number 34 in the NSW top 100 for boys, with 171 babies registered. In 2024 it was number 38. Its highest rank for boys was number 2 in 2005, and it has been in the top 100 in 43 of the 74 years since 1952.
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank (boys) | – | #68 | #24 | #2 | #12 | #38 | #34 |
“–” means the name was outside the top 100 that year. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Popular Baby Names 1952 to 2025 (Data.NSW, data as at 26 March 2026). The list covers the top 100 names for each sex per year in NSW only. See popular baby names for the full 2025 top 20.
Names similar to Lachlan
Other Scottish names for boys (including unisex names):
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- LoganScottish
- MackenzieScottish
- MalcolmScottish
- MurrayScottish
- RossScottish
- SkyeScottish
- StruanScottish
- AlistairScottish
- AngusScottish
- BlairScottish
- CallumScottish
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