Logan vs Ruadhán

Logan and Ruadháncompared 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.

Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Logan was ranked #121 and Ruadhán #120 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Logan and Ruadhán over time

Logan and Ruadhán appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Logan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ruadhán in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Logan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ruadhán 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

Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2018–2025
Logan held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Ruadhán in 1.
Highest recorded here: Logan #45 in 2018, Ruadhán #120 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Logan #121, Ruadhán #120.

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, Ruadhán
Field	Logan	Ruadhán
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	1
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	IE
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #121 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #120 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	82/100
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); Ruadhán does not have one recorded yet.
Logan has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ruadhán.
A meaning is recorded for Logan; Ruadhán doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in 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

Ruadhán

Popularity journey

First recorded2018
First recorded at #200 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 2018 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2018–2025
Highest recorded position: #120 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 2018–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #120 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys