Logan vs Malakai

Logan and Malakaicompared 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, Logan was ranked #29 and Malakai #478 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Logan was ranked #67 and Malakai #404 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Logan was ranked #76 and Malakai #357 among boys in England and Wales.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2023, Logan was ranked #79 and Malakai #78 among boys in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2024, Logan was ranked #81 and Malakai #100 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Logan was ranked #121 and Malakai #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Logan and Malakai over time

Logan and Malakai appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Logan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Malakai in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Logan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Malakai in none. 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.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1997–2024
Logan held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Malakai in 0.
Highest recorded here: Logan #20 in 2017, Malakai #343 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Logan #76, Malakai #357.

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 Logan, Malakai
Field	Logan	Malakai
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
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.	Not yet recorded
Origin	Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈloʊɡən/	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	3
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 #121 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	82/100
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); Malakai does not have one recorded yet.
Logan has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Malakai.
A meaning is recorded for Logan; Malakai 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

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

Malakai

Popularity journey

First recorded1997
First recorded at #2022 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys