Lachlan

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Lachlan is a masculine given name of Scottish Gaelic origin.

From Wikipedia

Lachlan first appears in the data in 1982 and has been recorded in 44 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 2,985 babies (rank #4 that year). In 2025 it was given to 417 boys (rank #40). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Lachlan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lachlan yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

35,395
Total babies (all years)
44
Years in the data
2,985
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
198281#100
198383#95
198447#105
1985171#66
1986175#64
1987209#59
1988230#61
1989296#50
1990334#49
1991400#40
1992473#37
1993521#29
1994589#25
1995720#22
1996848#18
19971,146#7
19981,389#3
19991,528#2
20001,351#3
20011,354#3
20021,439#2
20031,311#3
20041,250#3
20051,321#2
2006731#3
2007678#4
20081,118#4
20091,027#3
2010860#10
2011931#7
2012821#10
2013749#9
2014737#11
20152,400#8
20162,985#4
2017832#16
2018731#23
2019856#28
2020618#30
2021489#25
2022409#33
2023311#41
2024429#38
2025417#40