Lachlan vs Sultan
Lachlan and Sultancompared 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 Sultan #727 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Lachlan was ranked #268 and Sultan #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Lachlan was ranked #328 and Sultan #414 among boys in England and Wales.
Lachlan and Sultan over time
Lachlan and Sultan appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Lachlan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Sultan 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.
Sultan 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.
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 — Lachlan #328 in 2024, Sultan #414 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Lachlan held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Sultan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Lachlan #328 in 2024, Sultan #414 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lachlan #328, Sultan #414.
Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2003–2023
Lachlan held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Sultan in 1.
Highest recorded here: Lachlan #263 in 2016, Sultan #375 in 2003.
The order changed in 2013: Lachlan moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #701 and #701; by 2013 that had become #534 and #711.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Lachlan #268, Sultan #770.
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 | Sultan |
|---|---|---|
| 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-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #34 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #414 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| 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')); Sultan does not have one recorded yet.
- Lachlan and Sultan both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Lachlan; Sultan doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Sultan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2001–2023
Highest recorded position: #375 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2001–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #414 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys