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Emily-May vs Logan

Emily-May 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 · Girls

    In 2020, Emily-May was ranked #4535 and Logan #2449 among girls in England and Wales.

Emily-May and Logan over time

Emily-May and Logan appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Logan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Emily-May 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.

Logan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Emily-May 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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Emily-May and Logan changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2020, ending at #4535 and #2449.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Emily-May #1391 in 2008, Logan #928 in 2006.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 19962020

    Emily-May held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Logan in 19.

    Highest recorded here: Emily-May #1391 in 2008, Logan #928 in 2006.

    The order changed in 2019: Logan moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #2499 and #2674; by 2019 that had become #4001 and #1703.

    Most recent shared year, 2020: Emily-May #4535, Logan #2449.

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 Logan

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Emily-May, Logan
FieldEmily-MayLogan
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalemale
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
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈloʊɡən/
Syllables42
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #4535 (2020)Republic of Ireland · Boys #121 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Logan has a recorded origin (Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name); Emily-May does not have one recorded yet.
  • Emily-May has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Logan.
  • A meaning is recorded for Logan; Emily-May doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Emily-May

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2350 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2012–2013

    Highest recorded position: #894 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 2012–2013).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2020

    Most recently recorded at #4535 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020.

    England and Wales · Girls

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 #121 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys