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Lachlan
Pronounced /ˈlɒklən/
Rank in 2024
#692
Born in 2024
389
Peak year
2024 · #692
Origin
Scottish Gaelic
1880 to 2024
RisingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 389 boys were named Lachlan, about 1 in every 4,410.
- 2024 is its biggest year on record.
- It first shows up in the records in 1952.
- 5,640 boys have been named Lachlan since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Lachlan per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- 0Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- 0.2Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 21 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 5 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Millennials: 98 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,552 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 3,964 babies, 0.18 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
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.
- (countable) A male given name from Scottish Gaelic mainly used in Scotland, recently also popular in Australia.
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- /ˈlɒklən/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Lachlan, CC BY-SA 4.0.