Logan vs Mckenzie
Logan and Mckenziecompared 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 2016, Logan was ranked #26 and Mckenzie #421 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Logan was ranked #76 and Mckenzie #1235 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2013, Logan was ranked #79 and Mckenzie #711 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2010, Logan was ranked #910 and Mckenzie #510 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Logan was ranked #3015 and Mckenzie #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Logan and Mckenzie over time
Logan and Mckenzie appear together in 3 published lists, across 68 years of shared records. Logan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mckenzie in 1.
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.
Mckenzie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Logan 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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Logan and Mckenzie changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #3015 and #4192.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Logan #928 in 2006, Mckenzie #362 in 2004.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Logan held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mckenzie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Logan #20 in 2017, Mckenzie #114 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Logan #76, Mckenzie #1235.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Logan held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Mckenzie in 23.
Highest recorded here: Logan #928 in 2006, Mckenzie #362 in 2004.
The order changed in 2024: Logan moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #3598 and #2346; by 2024 that had become #3015 and #4192.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Logan #3015, Mckenzie #4192.
Northern Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2004–2016
Logan held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Mckenzie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Logan #26 in 2016, Mckenzie #182 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Logan #26, Mckenzie #421.
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 | Mckenzie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #121 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1235 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| 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); Mckenzie does not have one recorded yet.
- Logan and Mckenzie both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Logan; Mckenzie doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
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
Mckenzie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2683 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #114 among boys in England and Wales, in 2009 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls