Frederick vs Logan

Frederick 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, Frederick was ranked #218 and Logan #29 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Frederick was ranked #55 and Logan #76 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Frederick was ranked #339 and Logan #67 among boys in Northern Ireland.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2022, Frederick was ranked #93 and Logan #74 among boys in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2024, Frederick was ranked #97 and Logan #81 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Frederick was ranked #329 and Logan #121 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Frederick and Logan over time

Frederick and Logan appear together in 3 published lists, across 76 years of shared records. Logan held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Frederick 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 2 of those lists, Frederick 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 moved ahead of the other
In 2006, Logan moved ahead of Frederick in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #390 and #439 the year before became #384 and #158.
Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Frederick and Logan averaged 49.3 places apart, ending at #55 and #76.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Frederick #171 in 2018, Logan #10 in 2017.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Frederick held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Logan in 21.
Highest recorded here: Frederick #55 in 2024, Logan #20 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Frederick #55, Logan #76.
Republic of Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 1997–2025
Frederick held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Logan in 21.
Highest recorded here: Frederick #245 in 2016, Logan #41 in 2017.
The order changed in 2006: Logan moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #390 and #439; by 2006 that had become #384 and #158.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Frederick #329, Logan #121.
Northern Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 1998–2024
Frederick held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Logan in 22.
Highest recorded here: Frederick #171 in 2018, Logan #10 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Frederick #339, 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.

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.

Logan vs Connor
Logan and Connor changed places 12 times in New Zealand · Boys between 1992 and 2022, ending at #74 and #92.
Logan · Connor · 31 shared years, 1992–2022 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2022 New Zealand ranking
Alfie vs Logan
Alfie and Logan both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Alfie · Logan · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Archie vs Logan
Archie and Logan both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Archie · Logan · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Arthur vs Logan
Arthur and Logan both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Arthur · Logan · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Frederick, Logan
Field	Frederick	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		/ˈloʊɡən/
Syllables	3	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #78 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #121 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	70/100	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); Frederick does not have one recorded yet.
Frederick has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Logan.
A meaning is recorded for Logan; Frederick 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

Frederick

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #68 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #55 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #78 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · 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