Logan vs Phuong

Logan and Phuongcompared 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 · Girls
In 2019, Logan was ranked #1703 and Phuong #5591 among girls in England and Wales.

Logan and Phuong over time

Logan and Phuong appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Logan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Phuong 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.

Phuong reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 1996–2019
Logan held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Phuong in 1.
Highest recorded here: Logan #928 in 2006, Phuong #2683 in 1996.
The order changed in 1999: Logan moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #3126 and #2683; by 1999 that had become #1970 and #3900.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Logan #1703, Phuong #5591.

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, Phuong
Field	Logan	Phuong
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	female
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	1
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #121 (2025)	England and Wales · Girls #5591 (2019)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	60/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Logan has a recorded origin (Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name); Phuong does not have one recorded yet.
Logan has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Phuong.
A meaning is recorded for Logan; Phuong 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

Phuong

Popularity journey

First recorded1960
First recorded at #484 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1960–1992
Highest recorded position: #353 among girls in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1960–1992).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #5591 among girls in England and Wales, in 2019.
England and Wales · Girls