Logan vs Mohammad
Logan and Mohammadcompared 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 Mohammad #141 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Logan was ranked #40 and Mohammad #352 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Logan was ranked #76 and Mohammad #53 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Logan was ranked #121 and Mohammad #207 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Logan and Mohammad over time
Logan and Mohammad appear together in 2 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. Logan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mohammad in 0.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 moved ahead of the other
In 2006, Logan moved ahead of Mohammad in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #439 and #214 the year before became #158 and #314.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Logan and Mohammad averaged 48.7 places apart, ending at #76 and #53.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Logan held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Mohammad in 11.
Highest recorded here: Logan #20 in 2017, Mohammad #53 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Logan #76, Mohammad #53.
Republic of Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 1997–2025
Logan held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Mohammad in 4.
Highest recorded here: Logan #41 in 2017, Mohammad #204 in 2002.
The order changed in 2006: Logan moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #439 and #214; by 2006 that had become #158 and #314.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Logan #121, Mohammad #207.
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 | Mohammad |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #121 (2025) | Norway · Boys #113 (2025) |
| 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); Mohammad does not have one recorded yet.
- Logan has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mohammad.
- A meaning is recorded for Logan; Mohammad doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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
Mohammad
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #147 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #53 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #113 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys