Jude vs Logan
Jude 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Jude was ranked #6 and Logan #67 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jude was ranked #11 and Logan #76 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Jude was ranked #12 and Logan #29 among boys in Scotland.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2024, Jude was ranked #50 and Logan #81 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Jude was ranked #61 and Logan #121 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2003, Jude was ranked #225 and Logan #331 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Jude was ranked #1894 and Logan #3015 among girls in England and Wales.
Jude and Logan over time
Jude and Logan appear together in 5 published lists, across 117 years of shared records. Logan held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Jude in 2.
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.
Logan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Jude 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 England and Wales · Boys, Jude moved into the top 50 at #40 in 2021 as Logan fell out of it to #53, having been #37 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2021, Jude moved ahead of Logan in England and Wales · Boys — #53 and #37 the year before became #40 and #53.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jude and Logan changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1894 and #3015.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 26 shared years in Northern Ireland · Boys, Jude and Logan averaged 31.3 places apart, ending at #6 and #67.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jude held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Logan in 25.
Highest recorded here: Jude #11 in 2024, Logan #20 in 2017.
The order changed in 2021: Jude moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #53 and #37; by 2021 that had become #40 and #53.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jude #11, Logan #76.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jude held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Logan in 12.
Highest recorded here: Jude #918 in 2001, Logan #928 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jude #1894, Logan #3015.
Northern Ireland · Boys26 shared years, 1997–2024
Jude held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Logan in 10.
Highest recorded here: Jude #6 in 2024, Logan #10 in 2017.
The order changed in 2020: Jude moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #38 and #34; by 2020 that had become #34 and #52.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jude #6, Logan #67.
Republic of Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 1997–2025
Jude held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Logan in 17.
Highest recorded here: Jude #61 in 2025, Logan #41 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jude #61, Logan #121.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys8 shared years, 2017–2024
Jude held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Logan in 6.
Highest recorded here: Jude #50 in 2024, Logan #36 in 2017.
The order changed in 2023: Jude moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #66 and #60; by 2023 that had become #64 and #89.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jude #50, Logan #81.
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 | Jude | Logan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted through its Hebrew root as connected to 'praise', via its relationship to Judah — Behind the Name frames it more narrowly as a variant of Judas. | 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 | Hebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament forms | Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name |
| Pronunciation | /dʒuːd/ | /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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #54 (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
- Jude is recorded with a Hebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament forms origin, while Logan is recorded with a Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name origin.
- Jude and Logan both have 2 syllables.
- Jude'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.
How each name got here
Jude
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #234 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #54 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