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Laughlin

Boy name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Laughlin: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 3 births in 2017.

Laughlin is the Anglicised form of the Gaelic *Lachlann*, meaning “from the land of the lochs,” a name originally given to Norse-speaking settlers from Scandinavia (the “loch-lands” being the fjords). Its most famous bearer is the 16th-century Irish chieftain Laughlin O’Cahan, a fierce defender of Ulster. The name also shares roots with the Scottish clan name MacLachlan, whose chiefs were recorded as early as the 1200s. A less common variant, Lochlann, was given to a handful of modern Scots bairns and carries the same water-born imagery. In literature, the name appears in Sir Walter Scott’s *Waverley*, lending it a romantic, Highland flavour that still feels fresh today.

Boy 1 of 52 years

Peak year
20173 babies
Latest (2017)
#7333 babies
Total births
3since 2017
5-year trend
≈ stablevs prior 5y
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2017 · 3
Births per year in Scotland. Missing years had a count of 2 or fewer (suppressed by NRS).