Logan vs Pasha
Logan and Pashacompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Logan was ranked #76 and Pasha #1675 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Logan was ranked #2499 and Pasha #5581 among girls in England and Wales.
Logan and Pasha over time
Logan and Pasha appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Logan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Pasha 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys22 shared years, 1999–2024
Logan held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Pasha in 0.
Highest recorded here: Logan #20 in 2017, Pasha #1609 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Logan #76, Pasha #1675.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1996–2021
Logan held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Pasha in 1.
Highest recorded here: Logan #928 in 2006, Pasha #2444 in 1999.
The order changed in 1998: Logan moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #3126 and #2683; by 1998 that had become #2407 and #3848.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Logan #2499, Pasha #5581.
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 | Pasha |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #121 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1675 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Logan has a recorded origin (Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name); Pasha does not have one recorded yet.
- Logan and Pasha both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Logan; Pasha doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
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
Pasha
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 recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #1609 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 1999–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1675 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys