boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Lachlan

Gender Boy · 5% girls Rank 2025 #606 Trend ↑ Rising 14%

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.

Rank 2025
#606
among boys · ↑89 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
477
named Lachlan · +19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,650
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
477 babies
All-time total
6,398
#1,569 all-time among boys
First recorded
1952
in Social Security records

Lachlan popularity over time

6,398 babies have been named Lachlan since 1952, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – 16 16 2 – #3,816
1960s – 5 5 1 -69% #4,355
1970s – 5 5 1 0% #5,122
1980s – 31 31 3 +520% #4,687
1990s 5 185 190 19 +513% #1,976
2000s 46 920 966 97 +408% #1,188
2010s 143 2,697 2,840 284 +194% #687
2020s (to 2025) 96 2,249 2,345 391 +38% #606

Where Lachlan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 481 0.28 outside top 500
2027 491 0.29 outside top 500
2028 501 0.29 outside top 500
2029 509 0.30 outside top 500
2030 516 0.30 outside top 500

Where Lachlan is most popular

Boys named Lachlan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.219 per 1,000. Strongest in Montana, Colorado, and Washington.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Lachlan born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Montana 12 0.680 +211%
Colorado 78 0.604 +176%
Washington 97 0.593 +171%
Minnesota 68 0.554 +153%
Oregon 41 0.540 +147%
Wisconsin 57 0.481 +120%
Utah 43 0.450 +106%
Idaho 17 0.415 +90%
Tennessee 67 0.371 +70%
Michigan 76 0.371 +69%
Massachusetts 47 0.342 +56%
Indiana 49 0.306 +40%
Pennsylvania 81 0.305 +39%
Virginia 57 0.300 +37%
Connecticut 20 0.295 +35%
Kansas 18 0.262 +20%
Maine 5 0.258 +18%
North Carolina 64 0.251 +14%
New Hampshire 5 0.225 ≈ national
Missouri 30 0.216 ≈ national
Ohio 55 0.208 -5%
New York 85 0.196 -10%
Illinois 50 0.196 -11%
Maryland 23 0.193 -12%
Kentucky 19 0.189 -14%
Florida 86 0.182 -17%
New Jersey 36 0.179 -18%
California 147 0.161 -27%
South Carolina 15 0.145 -34%
Nebraska 6 0.138 -37%
Oklahoma 12 0.136 -38%
Texas 115 0.131 -40%
Georgia 31 0.122 -44%
Alabama 13 0.119 -46%
Iowa 6 0.087 -60%
Arizona 13 0.079 -64%
Arkansas 5 0.079 -64%
Louisiana 5 0.049 -78%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Mississippi – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lachlan

Lachlan is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #606 in 2025 with 468 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1952, 6,398 American babies have been named Lachlan. Its peak came in 2025, when 477 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lachlan stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lachlan?

The median living Lachlan is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 13. An estimated 6,300 people named Lachlan are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lachlan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 9 #10,536 468 #606
2024 12 #8,721 389 #695
2023 16 #7,108 333 #771
2022 18 #6,596 345 #746
2021 18 #6,551 356 #726
2020 23 #5,408 358 #705
2019 17 #6,899 369 #690
2018 19 #6,401 355 #687
2017 20 #6,184 353 #699
2016 16 #7,449 354 #701
2015 17 #7,133 311 #767
2014 15 #7,891 236 #911
2013 11 #9,957 205 #976
2012 15 #8,048 188 #1,033
2011 8 #12,828 178 #1,062
2010 5 #18,588 148 #1,207
2009 12 #9,731 152 #1,188
2008 5 #19,184 145 #1,218
2007 6 #16,643 124 #1,357
2006 6 #16,226 126 #1,312
2005 9 #11,413 107 #1,396
2004 – – 60 #2,012
2003 – – 65 #1,831
2002 8 #11,700 56 #1,991
2001 – – 46 #2,231
2000 – – 39 #2,458
1995 – – 17 #3,780
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – 5 #5,122
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Lachlan

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Lachlan Macquarie Lachlan Macquarie Colonial administrator (1762–1824) 18th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lachlan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lachlan?

The median living Lachlan is about 8 years old. Half of all living Lachlans are between 4 and 13 years old.

How many people named Lachlan are alive today?

An estimated 6,300 people named Lachlan are alive in the United States, based on 6,398 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lachlan mean?

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.

How popular is the name Lachlan in 2025?

Lachlan ranked #606 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 468 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lachlan?

6,398 babies have been named Lachlan in the United States since 1952, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lachlan most popular?

Lachlan peaked in 2025, when 477 newborns received the name.

Is Lachlan a boy or girl name?

Lachlan is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 95% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lachlan rising or falling?

Lachlan is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lachlan become more popular?

Lachlan is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 516 boys named Lachlan in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lachlan?

Well-known people named Lachlan include Lachlan Macquarie (explorer).

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