Lachlan vs Szymon
Lachlan and Szymoncompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Lachlan was ranked #317 and Szymon #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Lachlan was ranked #328 and Szymon #1235 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Lachlan was ranked #352 and Szymon #414 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Lachlan and Szymon over time
Lachlan and Szymon appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Szymon held the stronger position in more years in 2 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.
Szymon 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 2003–2024
Lachlan held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Szymon in 13.
Highest recorded here: Lachlan #328 in 2024, Szymon #247 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lachlan #328, Szymon #1235.
Republic of Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 2006–2025
Lachlan held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Szymon in 14.
Highest recorded here: Lachlan #263 in 2016, Szymon #99 in 2009.
The order changed in 2021: Lachlan moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #294 and #261; by 2021 that had become #390 and #755.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lachlan #317, Szymon #829.
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 | Szymon |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #34 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| 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')); Szymon does not have one recorded yet.
- Lachlan and Szymon both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Lachlan; Szymon doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Szymon
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #632 among boys in Norway in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2005–2025
Highest recorded position: #99 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 2005–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys