How popular is the baby name Lachlan in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Lachlan.

The graph will take a few moments to load. (Don't worry, it shouldn't take 9 months!) If it's taking too long, try reloading the page.


Popularity of the baby name Lachlan


Posts that mention the name Lachlan

Popular baby names in Canberra/ACT (Australia), 2014

According to data from the Office of Regulatory Services, the most popular baby names in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in 2014 were Amelia and William.

Here are the ACT’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2014:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Amelia
2. Olivia
3. Charlotte
4. Chloe
5. Sophie
6. Grace
7. Ruby
8. Emily
9. Ava
10. Zoe		1. William
2. Jack
3. Oliver
4. Lachlan
5. James
6. Thomas
7. Henry
8. Cooper
9. Noah
10. Lucas

Grace, Ruby and Zoe replaced Mia, Sophia and Ella in the girls’ top 10.

Henry, Cooper and Noah replaced Alexander, Benjamin and Liam in the boys’ top 10.

The only other rankings posts I have for Canberra/ACT is from 2011, but here are a few Canberra-themed baby names.

Sources: William and Amelia top Canberra’s baby names in 2014, Top 10 Baby Given Names

Popular baby names in Western Australia, 2013

Western Australia’s top baby names of 2013 have been released.

According to data from the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM), the most popular baby names last year were Olivia and Jack.

Here are WA’s top 20 girl names and top 20 boy names of 2013:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Olivia, 201 baby girls
2. Charlotte, 199
3. Ava, 195
4. Emily, 189
5. Ruby, 184
6. Ella, 177
7. Chloe, 176
8. Sophie, 159
9. Amelia, 148
10. Mia, 147
11. Grace, 143
12. Isabella, 139
13. Sienna, 131
14. Isla, 130
15. Lily, 118
16. Matilda, 110
17. Hannah, 109
18. Zoe & Lucy, 100 each (2-way tie)
19. Sophia & Emma, 96 each (2-way tie)
20. Jasmine & Harper, 93 each (2-way tie)		1. Jack, 242 baby boys
2. Oliver, 226
3. Noah, 202
4. William, 193
5. Lucas, 187
6. James, 180
7. Mason, 169
8. Ethan, 162
9. Lachlan, 155
10. Harrison, 154
11. Thomas, 153
12. Jacob, 152
13. Joshua, 142
14. Liam, 139
15. Cooper, 133
16. Daniel, 130
17. Jaxon, 128
18. Samuel & Xavier, 123 each (2-way tie)
19. Riley & Charlie, 118 each (2-way tie)
20. Benjamin, Alexander, Hudson, 114 each (3-way tie)

A bit lower down on the boys’ list is Jackson (27th place). If you add Jackson’s 94 baby boys to Jaxon’s 128 baby boys, you get a total of 222, which would put Jackson/Jaxon in 3rd place if spellings were combined.

Western Australia’s 2012 list was topped by Charlotte and Noah.

Sources: Popular Baby Names – BDM, WA’s top baby names for 2013 revealed

Popular baby names in Queensland (Australia), 2013

Queensland’s top baby names of 2013 were announced a few weeks ago.

According to data from the Queensland Government, the most popular baby names last year were Charlotte and Oliver.

Here are Queensland’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2013:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Charlotte
2. Ruby
3. Mia
4. Emily
5. Amelia
6. Sophie
7. Olivia
8. Ava
9. Isabella
10. Ella		1. Oliver
2. William
3. Jack
4. Cooper
5. Noah
6. Ethan
7. Thomas
8. Harrison
9. Lachlan
10. Joshua

The 2012 list was topped by Ruby and Jack.

Source: Oliver and Charlotte are Queensland’s number one names

Popular baby names in Victoria (Australia), 2013

Victoria’s top baby names of 2013 were announced a few days ago.

According to data from the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, the Australian state’s most popular baby names last year were Charlotte and William.

Here are Vic’s top 20 girl names and top 20 boy names of 2013:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Charlotte
2. Ava
3. Olivia
4. Mia
5. Emily
6. Sophie
7. Isabella
8. Chloe
9. Ruby
10. Amelia
11. Grace
12. Ella
13. Zoe
14. Matilda
15. Sienna
16. Lily
17. Isla
18. Emma
19. Zara
20. Lucy		1. William
2. Jack
3. Oliver
4. Ethan
5. Thomas
6. James
7. Noah
8. Joshua
9. Lucas
10. Mason
11. Lachlan
12. Xavier
13. Liam
14. Alexander
15. Max
16. Samuel
17. Benjamin
18. Cooper
19. Henry
20. Oscar

The 75,148 babies born in Victoria last year shared a total of 6,932 girl names and 5,965 boy names. Of these, 47 girl names and 67 boy names were registered 100 times or more.

My source also noted that 363 baby boys got the name Jackson, or a variant: Jackson (191 baby boys), Jaxon (140), Jaxson (32).

Here’s the 2012 list, if you’d like to compare. (Olivia and Jack are the former #1 names.)

Source: Charlotte and William top picks for Victorian babies in 2013