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Conleth vs Lachlan

Conleth and Lachlancompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2023, Conleth was ranked #395 and Lachlan #272 among boys in Northern Ireland.

Conleth and Lachlan over time

Conleth and Lachlan appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Lachlan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Conleth in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Conleth reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lachlan in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

  • Northern Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 20042023

    Conleth held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Lachlan in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Conleth #235 in 2004, Lachlan #226 in 2021.

    The order changed in 2023: Lachlan moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #264 and #352; by 2023 that had become #395 and #272.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Conleth #395, Lachlan #272.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Conleth, Lachlan
FieldConlethLachlan
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedTraditionally understood as 'Viking' or 'Scandinavian' via its root name — someone associated with the land of the Norsemen. A secondary reading of that root gives 'land of the lakes'.
OriginNot yet recordedScottish Gaelic (Anglicised), from Lochlann ('Scandinavia')
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈlɒklən/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-NIR, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorthern Ireland · Boys #395 (2023)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #34 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Lachlan has a recorded origin (Scottish Gaelic (Anglicised), from Lochlann ('Scandinavia')); Conleth does not have one recorded yet.
  • Conleth and Lachlan both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Lachlan; Conleth doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Conleth

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #214 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1964–1994

    Highest recorded position: #169 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–1994).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2023

    Most recently recorded at #395 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023.

    Northern Ireland · Boys

Lachlan

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1982

    First recorded at #95 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1982–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2005 (recorded 1982–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #34 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys