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?
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.