Given name
Lachlann
“loch”·“place of”
Lachlann is a masculine given name, possibly from Middle Irish, ultimately from Old Irish. It is used in Scottish Gaelic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lachlann is possibly built from elements meaning “loch” and “place of”.
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Where it comes from
Lachlann possibly comes from Middle Irish, and ultimately from Old Irish.
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How it developed
Possibly from Middle Irish Lochlann, from Old Irish Lothlind, built from Scottish Gaelic loch + -lann (“place of”).
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lachlann through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 60
- 60 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,460 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,460 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lachlann’s family of names
In Scottish Gaelic usage, Lachlann has a diminutive in Lachaidh. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Lachlann has a related form in LACHANN. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Lachlann has a related form in LACHANN.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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