Baby Name Popularity Profile

Lachlan

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Lachlan.

✦ From the land of lakes 🌍 Celtic Traditional
National Rank (2025) #606
All-Time Peak Rank #606 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 6,108 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 95.3% Boy / 4.7% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1952 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 468 births in 2025
πŸ’‘ The Lachlan Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning From the land of lakes
Language Origin Celtic
Origin Type single
Derived from Scottish Gaelic 'Lochlann', historically referring to Scandinavia, meaning 'land of lakes' or 'fjord-land'.
Common Nicknames
Lachie
Alternative Spellings
Lochlan
Pronunciation: LOK-lΙ™n
Themes & Categories
Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Lachlan across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +30.7%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +50.5%
2015: 311 births 311 2016: 354 births 2017: 353 births 2018: 355 births 2019: 369 births 2020: 358 births 358 2021: 356 births 2022: 345 births 2023: 333 births 2024: 389 births 2025: 468 births 468
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 468 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 35 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 16
1960s: 5
1970s: 5
1980s: 31
1990s: 185
2000s: 920
2010s: 2,697
2020s: 2,249

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Lachl-an
Letter Count 7 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 54.1% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 54.1% of SSA names. Starts with L, a letter used by only 5.7% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Washington
Top States Washington, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Minnesota
States with Data 40
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Washington #374 296 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #355 198 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #398 122 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #408 46 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #308 190 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #460 89 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #844 173 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #869 226 2017 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #554 187 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #622 133 2019 Insufficient historical volume
California #675 535 2025 +36.7% Growth
Connecticut #422 58 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #384 103 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #554 195 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #527 115 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #1307 126 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #498 47 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #409 236 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #818 53 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #398 102 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #868 303 2025 +15.4% Growth
Montana Unranked 12 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #569 181 2016 Insufficient historical volume
New York #675 300 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #668 58 2017 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #678 93 2018 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 10 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #694 155 2019 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #584 43 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #448 63 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #599 44 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Maine #254 10 2020 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 6 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma Unranked 23 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 12 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 16 2024 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 5 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 10 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #605 13 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana Unranked 10 2019 Insufficient historical volume

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