Logan vs Luca
Logan and Lucacompared 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.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2023, Logan was ranked #79 and Luca #3 among boys in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2024, Logan was ranked #81 and Luca #4 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Logan was ranked #29 and Luca #6 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Logan was ranked #76 and Luca #7 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Logan was ranked #67 and Luca #7 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Logan was ranked #121 and Luca #11 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Logan was ranked #3015 and Luca #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Logan and Luca over time
Logan and Luca appear together in 6 published lists, across 147 years of shared records. Logan held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Luca in 1.
The order between them changed and held in 5 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 5 of those lists, Luca 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, Luca moved into the top 50 at #28 in 2021 as Logan fell out of it to #53, having been #37 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2021, Luca moved ahead of Logan in England and Wales · Boys — #37 and #45 the year before became #53 and #28.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Logan and Luca changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #3015 and #3318.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Logan and Luca averaged 27.2 places apart, ending at #76 and #7.
- Mirrored each other
Over 20 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Luca rose about as far as Logan fell — from #47 and #90 in 2005 to #81 and #4 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Logan held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Luca in 9.
Highest recorded here: Logan #20 in 2017, Luca #7 in 2023.
The order changed in 2021: Luca moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #37 and #45; by 2021 that had become #53 and #28.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Logan #76, Luca #7.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Logan held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Luca in 1.
Highest recorded here: Logan #928 in 2006, Luca #1628 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Logan #3015, Luca #3318.
Republic of Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 1997–2025
Logan held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Luca in 13.
Highest recorded here: Logan #41 in 2017, Luca #11 in 2025.
The order changed in 2021: Luca moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #55 and #61; by 2021 that had become #70 and #54.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Logan #121, Luca #11.
Northern Ireland · Boys24 shared years, 2001–2024
Logan held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Luca in 3.
Highest recorded here: Logan #10 in 2017, Luca #7 in 2024.
The order changed in 2022: Luca moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #42 and #63; by 2022 that had become #40 and #16.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Logan #67, Luca #7.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys20 shared years, 2005–2024
Logan held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Luca in 6.
Highest recorded here: Logan #30 in 2015, Luca #4 in 2024.
The order changed in 2019: Luca moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #36 and #41; by 2019 that had become #42 and #29.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Logan #81, Luca #4.
New Zealand · Boys20 shared years, 2004–2023
Logan held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Luca in 9.
Highest recorded here: Logan #20 in 2004, Luca #3 in 2023.
The order changed in 2018: Luca moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #43 and #44; by 2018 that had become #51 and #34.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Logan #79, Luca #3.
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 | Logan | Luca |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | 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. | The Italian and Romanian form of Lucas, itself probably a shortened form of the Greek 'Loukanos', meaning 'from Lucania' (a region of southern Italy). |
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name | Italian, via Greek Loukas |
| Pronunciation | /ˈloʊɡən/ | /ˈluːkə/ |
| 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, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #121 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #4 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Logan is recorded with a Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name origin, while Luca is recorded with a Italian, via Greek Loukas origin.
- Logan and Luca both have 2 syllables.
- Logan's recorded meaning differs from Luca'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
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
Luca
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #603 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2023
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in New Zealand, in 2023 (recorded 2004–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys