Logan vs Nico

Logan and Nicocompared 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 Nico #104 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Logan was ranked #67 and Nico #278 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Logan was ranked #76 and Nico #183 among boys in England and Wales.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2023, Logan was ranked #79 and Nico #85 among boys in New Zealand.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Logan was ranked #121 and Nico #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Logan was ranked #3015 and Nico #2574 among girls in England and Wales.

Logan and Nico over time

Logan and Nico appear together in 3 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Logan held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Nico 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.

Logan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Nico 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 · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Logan held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Nico in 0.
Highest recorded here: Logan #20 in 2017, Nico #183 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Logan #76, Nico #183.
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 1998–2024
Logan held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Nico in 3.
Highest recorded here: Logan #932 in 2009, Nico #1995 in 2017.
The order changed in 2022: Nico moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #2499 and #3519; by 2022 that had become #3533 and #2673.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Logan #3015, Nico #2574.
Republic of Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2006–2025
Logan held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Nico in 0.
Highest recorded here: Logan #41 in 2017, Nico #364 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Logan #121, Nico #372.

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, Nico
Field	Logan	Nico
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/
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, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #121 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #372 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
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 has a recorded origin (Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name); Nico does not have one recorded yet.
Logan and Nico both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Logan; Nico doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in 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

Nico

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #419 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2021–2023
Highest recorded position: #66 among boys in New Zealand, in 2021 (recorded 2021–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #372 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys