Conn vs Logan
Conn and Logancompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2010, Conn was ranked #3865 and Logan #28 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Conn was ranked #202 and Logan #67 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Conn was ranked #165 and Logan #121 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Conn and Logan over time
Conn and Logan appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Logan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Conn 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2006, Logan moved ahead of Conn in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #299 and #439 the year before became #493 and #158.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 1997–2025
Conn held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Logan in 20.
Highest recorded here: Conn #150 in 2024, Logan #41 in 2017.
The order changed in 2006: Logan moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #299 and #439; by 2006 that had become #493 and #158.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Conn #165, Logan #121.
Northern Ireland · Boys23 shared years, 1997–2024
Conn held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Logan in 22.
Highest recorded here: Conn #173 in 2001, Logan #10 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Conn #202, Logan #67.
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 | Conn | Logan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Derived from a Scottish place name in Ayrshire, traditionally interpreted as 'little hollow', from Gaelic lag ('hollow, pit') plus a diminutive suffix — became a Scottish surname before being adopted as a given name. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈloʊɡən/ |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #165 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #121 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Logan has a recorded origin (Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name); Conn does not have one recorded yet.
- Conn has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Logan.
- A meaning is recorded for Logan; Conn doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Conn
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #278 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #150 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1970–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #165 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Logan
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #65 among boys in New Zealand in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #121 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys