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Dean vs Logan

Dean 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, Dean was ranked #727 and Logan #29 among boys in Scotland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 2007, Dean was ranked #94 and Logan #42 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Boys

    In 1991, Dean was ranked #92 and Logan #46 among boys in New Zealand.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2023, Dean was ranked #348 and Logan #61 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Dean was ranked #782 and Logan #87 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Dean was ranked #432 and Logan #121 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Dean and Logan over time

Dean and Logan appear together in 4 published lists, across 90 years of shared records. Logan held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Dean in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 4 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Dean reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 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 moved ahead of the other

    In 2001, Logan moved ahead of Dean in England and Wales · Boys — #129 and #158 the year before became #140 and #121.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Dean and Logan were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #782 and #87.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Dean held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Logan in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Dean #80 in 1996, Logan #20 in 2017.

    The order changed in 2001: Logan moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #129 and #158; by 2001 that had become #140 and #121.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Dean #782, Logan #87.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 1997–2025

    Dean held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Logan in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Dean #31 in 1997, Logan #41 in 2017.

    The order changed in 2011: Logan moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #105 and #141; by 2011 that had become #128 and #112.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Dean #432, Logan #121.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 1997–2023

    Dean held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Logan in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Dean #45 in 1997, Logan #12 in 2018.

    The order changed in 2005: Logan moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #112 and #124; by 2005 that had become #113 and #91.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Dean #348, Logan #61.

  • New Zealand · Boys13 shared years, 1979–1991

    Dean held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Logan in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Dean #55 in 1979, Logan #46 in 1991.

    The order changed in 1987: Logan moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #67 and #71; by 1987 that had become #66 and #62.

    Most recent shared year, 1991: Dean #92, Logan #46.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Dean

Pairs where Dean shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Logan

Pairs where Logan shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — close in one country, far apart in another.

All close in one country, far apart in another→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Dean, Logan
FieldDeanLogan
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedDerived 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.
OriginNot yet recordedScottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name
Pronunciation/ˈloʊɡən/
Syllables12
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #432 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #87 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Logan has a recorded origin (Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name); Dean does not have one recorded yet.
  • Dean has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Logan.
  • A meaning is recorded for Logan; Dean doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Dean

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1956

    First recorded at #95 among boys in New Zealand in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1956–1991

    Highest recorded position: #13 among boys in New Zealand, in 1967 (recorded 1956–1991).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #782 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Logan

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #87 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys