| Douglas | Lachlan | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Dark water, dark stream | From the land of lochs |
| Origin | scottish | Scottish |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | DUG-las | LOK-lan |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1952 |
| Peak year | 1957 (16,730) | 2025 (468) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 468 |
| Trend | Vintage | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Douglas | Lachlan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,929 | 2,249 |
| 2010s | 4,487 | 2,697 |
| 2000s | 8,661 | 920 |
| 1990s | 21,972 | 185 |
| 1980s | 41,746 | 31 |
| 1970s | 65,155 | 5 |
| 1960s | 134,989 | 5 |
| 1950s | 148,205 | 16 |
| 1940s | 80,760 | 0 |
| 1930s | 26,031 | 0 |
| 1920s | 17,301 | 0 |
| 1910s | 6,908 | 0 |
| 1900s | 950 | 0 |
| 1890s | 585 | 0 |
| 1880s | 334 | 0 |
From Scottish Gaelic 'dubh glais' meaning 'dark stream' or 'dark water' (dubh 'dark' + glais 'stream, water'), originally a river name and clan surname.
Lachlan means “from the land of lochs,” originally “Viking” or “from Norway.”
Lachlan is more popular than Douglas today: about 468 US babies were given the name Lachlan in 2025, compared with 0 named Douglas.
Douglas means Dark water, dark stream (scottish origin), while Lachlan means From the land of lochs (Scottish origin).
In US records, Douglas first appears in 0 and Lachlan in 1952, so Douglas has the longer recorded history.