Lachlan vs Rohan
Lachlan and Rohancompared 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.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Lachlan was ranked #88 and Rohan #278 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Lachlan was ranked #278 and Rohan #239 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Lachlan was ranked #328 and Rohan #260 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Lachlan was ranked #317 and Rohan #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Lachlan and Rohan over time
Lachlan and Rohan appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Rohan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Lachlan and Rohan changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2003 and 2025, ending at #317 and #577.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Lachlan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Rohan in 29.
Highest recorded here: Lachlan #328 in 2024, Rohan #139 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lachlan #328, Rohan #260.
Republic of Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 2003–2025
Lachlan held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Rohan in 9.
Highest recorded here: Lachlan #263 in 2016, Rohan #244 in 2004.
The order changed in 2022: Lachlan moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #390 and #390; by 2022 that had become #306 and #509.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lachlan #317, Rohan #577.
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 | Lachlan | Rohan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | 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'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic (Anglicised), from Lochlann ('Scandinavia') | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɒklən/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #34 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| 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')); Rohan does not have one recorded yet.
- Lachlan and Rohan both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Lachlan; Rohan doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
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
Rohan
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #321 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #139 among boys in England and Wales, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys