Jake vs Logan
Jake 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, Jake was ranked #165 and Logan #29 among boys in Scotland.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2020, Jake was ranked #87 and Logan #38 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2017, Jake was ranked #96 and Logan #43 among boys in New Zealand.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Jake was ranked #84 and Logan #67 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jake was ranked #185 and Logan #76 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Jake was ranked #95 and Logan #121 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Jake and Logan over time
Jake and Logan appear together in 5 published lists, across 127 years of shared records. Jake held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Logan in 1.
The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Jake reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Logan 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 New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Logan moved into the top 50 at #33 in 2013 as Jake fell out of it to #51, having been #33 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2012, Logan moved ahead of Jake in England and Wales · Boys — #29 and #30 the year before became #33 and #29.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Jake and Logan averaged 31.5 places apart, ending at #87 and #38.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Jake #10 in 2015, Logan #10 in 2017.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jake held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Logan in 14.
Highest recorded here: Jake #15 in 2006, Logan #20 in 2017.
The order changed in 2012: Logan moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #29 and #30; by 2012 that had become #33 and #29.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jake #185, Logan #76.
New Zealand · Boys26 shared years, 1991–2017
Jake held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Logan in 26.
Highest recorded here: Jake #44 in 2005, Logan #18 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Jake #96, Logan #43.
Northern Ireland · Boys26 shared years, 1997–2024
Jake held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Logan in 7.
Highest recorded here: Jake #10 in 2015, Logan #10 in 2017.
The order changed in 2022: Logan moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #40 and #42; by 2022 that had become #44 and #40.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jake #84, Logan #67.
Republic of Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 1997–2025
Jake held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Logan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jake #25 in 2015, Logan #41 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jake #95, Logan #121.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys21 shared years, 1999–2020
Jake held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Logan in 7.
Highest recorded here: Jake #19 in 1999, Logan #30 in 2015.
The order changed in 2013: Logan moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #33 and #37; by 2013 that had become #51 and #33.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Jake #87, Logan #38.
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 | Jake | Logan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | A medieval variant of Jack, also sometimes used as a short form of Jacob. | 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 | English, medieval variant | Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒeɪk/ | /ˈloʊɡən/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 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 | Republic of Ireland · Boys #95 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #121 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jake is recorded with a English, medieval variant origin, while Logan is recorded with a Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name origin.
- Jake and Logan both have 2 syllables.
- Jake's recorded meaning differs from Logan's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Jake
Popularity journey
First recorded1983
First recorded at #330 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1986–2020
Highest recorded position: #7 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1994 (recorded 1986–2020).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #95 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