Given name & surname
Lachina
“from the land of the lochs”·“from the land of lakes”
Lachina is a variant of Lachlan. Interpretations include “from the land of the lochs” and “from the land of lakes”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lachina is a variant of Lachlan. Interpretations include “from the land of the lochs” and “from the land of lakes”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lachina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 105
- 0 boys · 105 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1999. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 112 as a first name in 2020; 153 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lachina’s family of names
Lachina is a feminine form of Lachlan. Lachina has a related form in Lachlan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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