Fionn vs Logan
Fionn 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Fionn was ranked #6 and Logan #121 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Fionn was ranked #26 and Logan #67 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Fionn was ranked #330 and Logan #29 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Fionn was ranked #757 and Logan #76 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2004, Fionn was ranked #4598 and Logan #985 among girls in England and Wales.
Fionn and Logan over time
Fionn and Logan appear together in 4 published lists, across 86 years of shared records. Logan held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Fionn in 1.
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 3 of those lists, Fionn in 1. 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, Fionn moved into the top 50 at #34 in 2023 as Logan fell out of it to #61, having been #40 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2023, Fionn moved ahead of Logan in Northern Ireland · Boys — #51 and #40 the year before became #34 and #61.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Fionn and Logan changed places 5 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 2001 and 2024, ending at #26 and #67.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 24 shared years in Northern Ireland · Boys, Fionn and Logan averaged 21.2 places apart, ending at #26 and #67.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Fionn held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Logan in 29.
Highest recorded here: Fionn #555 in 2022, Logan #20 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fionn #757, Logan #76.
Republic of Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 1997–2025
Fionn held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Logan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Fionn #6 in 2023, Logan #41 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Fionn #6, Logan #121.
Northern Ireland · Boys24 shared years, 2001–2024
Fionn held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Logan in 15.
Highest recorded here: Fionn #26 in 2024, Logan #10 in 2017.
The order changed in 2023: Fionn moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #51 and #40; by 2023 that had become #34 and #61.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fionn #26, Logan #67.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 1996–2004
Fionn held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Logan in 6.
Highest recorded here: Fionn #2152 in 1997, Logan #985 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Fionn #4598, Logan #985.
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 | Fionn | Logan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Traditionally interpreted as 'white' or 'fair', extending in Old Irish usage to 'bright' and figuratively 'true, just'. Strongly associated with the mythological hero Fionn mac Cumhaill. | 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 | Irish | Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfɪn/ | /ˈloʊɡən/ |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #6 (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
- Fionn is recorded with a Irish origin, while Logan is recorded with a Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name origin.
- Fionn has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Logan.
- Fionn's recorded meaning differs from Logan's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Fionn
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #257 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1971–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1971–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #6 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