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Isa vs Logan

Isa 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, Isa was ranked #535 and Logan #29 among boys in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Isa was ranked #252 and Logan #76 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Isa was ranked #829 and Logan #121 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Isa was ranked #4192 and Logan #3015 among girls in England and Wales.

Isa and Logan over time

Isa and Logan appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Logan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Isa 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.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Isa held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Logan in 29.

    Highest recorded here: Isa #252 in 2024, Logan #20 in 2017.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Isa #252, Logan #76.

  • England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 19962024

    Isa held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Logan in 21.

    Highest recorded here: Isa #2683 in 1996, Logan #928 in 2006.

    The order changed in 1998: Logan moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #2683 and #3126; by 1998 that had become #3848 and #2407.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Isa #4192, Logan #3015.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Isa, Logan
FieldIsaLogan
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsmale
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/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #213 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #121 (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); Isa does not have one recorded yet.
  • Isa and Logan both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Logan; Isa doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Isa

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1961

    First recorded at #471 among boys in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1961–2025

    Highest recorded position: #170 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1961–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #404 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · 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