Lochlan

Lochlan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“land of lakes”
Origin
Scottish Gaelic
Say it
LAHK-lən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (97% of all uses)

Variant spelling of Lachlan, from Scottish Gaelic Lachlann, originally meaning 'from the land of lakes' and used for Scandinavia or Norse lands.

How popular is Lochlan?

2024101 per million US babies
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Babies named Lochlan in 2024335

2024 rank#775 boys

Peak year2018

Total US babies since 18804,526

Lochlan is rising: use over the last five years is 2.2× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Lochlan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Lachlanfrom the land of the lochs · Scottish Gaelic
  • Loganlittle hollow · Scottish Gaelic
  • Cameroncrooked nose · Scottish Gaelic
  • IanGod is gracious · Scottish Gaelic
  • Carsonson of Carr · Scottish Gaelic
  • Callumdove · Scottish Gaelic
  • MaxwellMack's stream · Scottish Gaelic
  • Dallasmeadow dwelling · Scottish Gaelic

Lochlan questions

What does the name Lochlan mean?

Lochlan means "land of lakes". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. Variant spelling of Lachlan, from Scottish Gaelic Lachlann, originally meaning 'from the land of lakes' and used for Scandinavia or Norse lands.

Is Lochlan a boy or girl name?

Lochlan is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lochlan?

335 US babies were named Lochlan in 2024. Its peak year was 2018.

How do you pronounce Lochlan?

Lochlan is usually pronounced LAHK-lən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.