David vs Logan
David 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.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, David was ranked #71 and Logan #29 among boys in Scotland.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2018, David was ranked #97 and Logan #36 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, David was ranked #45 and Logan #121 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, David was ranked #64 and Logan #76 among boys in England and Wales.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2020, David was ranked #84 and Logan #64 among boys in New Zealand.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, David was ranked #104 and Logan #67 among boys in Northern Ireland.
David and Logan over time
David and Logan appear together in 5 published lists, across 140 years of shared records. Logan held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, David in 1.
The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
David reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and Logan 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.
- One took the other's place near the top
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Logan moved into the top 50 at #29 in 2012 as David fell out of it to #53, having been #48 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2003, Logan moved ahead of David in New South Wales, Australia · Boys — #52 and #74 the year before became #66 and #53.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, David and Logan averaged 52.4 places apart, ending at #64 and #76.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Logan rose about as far as David fell — from #32 and #257 in 1996 to #64 and #76 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
David and Logan were both ranked in New Zealand · Boys for 42 years, from 1979 to 2020, ending at #84 and #64.
List by list
New Zealand · Boys42 shared years, 1979–2020
David held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Logan in 24.
Highest recorded here: David #2 in 1979, Logan #18 in 2001.
The order changed in 1998: Logan moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #26 and #31; by 1998 that had become #29 and #27.
Most recent shared year, 2020: David #84, Logan #64.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
David held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Logan in 17.
Highest recorded here: David #32 in 1996, Logan #20 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: David #64, Logan #76.
Northern Ireland · Boys26 shared years, 1997–2024
David held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Logan in 13.
Highest recorded here: David #9 in 1997, Logan #10 in 2017.
The order changed in 2012: Logan moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #48 and #51; by 2012 that had become #53 and #29.
Most recent shared year, 2024: David #104, Logan #67.
Republic of Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 1997–2025
David held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Logan in 0.
Highest recorded here: David #7 in 1997, Logan #41 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: David #45, Logan #121.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys18 shared years, 1999–2018
David held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Logan in 14.
Highest recorded here: David #38 in 1999, Logan #30 in 2015.
The order changed in 2003: Logan moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #52 and #74; by 2003 that had become #66 and #53.
Most recent shared year, 2018: David #97, Logan #36.
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 | David | Logan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'beloved', with a possible secondary sense of 'uncle' for the root. | 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 | Biblical Hebrew | Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdeɪvɪd/ | /ˈloʊɡən/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #45 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #121 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- David is recorded with a Biblical Hebrew origin, while Logan is recorded with a Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name origin.
- David and Logan both have 2 syllables.
- David's recorded meaning differs from Logan's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
David
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #167 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2018
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1961 (recorded 1952–2018).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #88 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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