Jonah vs Lachlan
Jonah 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 2024, Jonah was ranked #48 and Lachlan #278 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Jonah was ranked #209 and Lachlan #88 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jonah was ranked #145 and Lachlan #328 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Jonah was ranked #223 and Lachlan #317 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Jonah and Lachlan over time
Jonah and Lachlan appear together in 3 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Jonah held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Lachlan 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Jonah #133 in 2022, Lachlan #328 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jonah held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Lachlan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jonah #133 in 2022, Lachlan #328 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jonah #145, Lachlan #328.
Republic of Ireland · Boys24 shared years, 1997–2025
Jonah held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Lachlan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jonah #135 in 2018, Lachlan #263 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jonah #223, Lachlan #317.
Northern Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2004–2024
Jonah held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Lachlan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jonah #23 in 2021, Lachlan #226 in 2021.
The order changed in 2013: Jonah moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #264 and #264; by 2013 that had become #94 and #343.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jonah #48, Lachlan #278.
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
| Field | Jonah | Lachlan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally 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'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Scottish Gaelic (Anglicised), from Lochlann ('Scandinavia') |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɒklən/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #223 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #34 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lachlan has a recorded origin (Scottish Gaelic (Anglicised), from Lochlann ('Scandinavia')); Jonah does not have one recorded yet.
- Jonah and Lachlan both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Lachlan; Jonah doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Jonah
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #337 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1999–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #253 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Lachlan
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1982–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2005 (recorded 1982–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #34 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys