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Logan vs Sayma

Logan and Saymacompared 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 2024, Logan was ranked #3015 and Sayma #4843 among girls in England and Wales.

Logan and Sayma over time

Logan and Sayma appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Logan held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sayma 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.

Sayma 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 · Girls14 shared years, 19962024

    Logan held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Sayma in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Logan #928 in 2006, Sayma #1979 in 1998.

    The order changed in 2000: Logan moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #2407 and #1979; by 2000 that had become #1594 and #3247.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Logan #3015, Sayma #4843.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Logan, Sayma
FieldLoganSayma
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalefemale
MeaningDerived 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
OriginScottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-nameNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈloʊɡən/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #121 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Logan has a recorded origin (Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name); Sayma does not have one recorded yet.
  • Logan and Sayma both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Logan; Sayma doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Logan

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #121 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Sayma

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1979 among girls in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls