Logan

maleScottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name

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.

Origin: Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1979 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #10 in Northern Ireland in 2017. See regions.

Logan: Recorded every year since 1979, it reached #10 in 2017, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

6registrars recorded it
185times a registrar ranked it
47years from first to last
#10highest recorded position
34groupings it qualifies for
26names it appears alongside

What stands out in Logan's record

Ranked every year since 1979, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record
Held a top-100 place for 47 years running. Names by top-100 run
England and Wales registered 2,813 births with the name in 2014, its largest count from any one registrar. Names by yearly birth count
Held at least one birth in every 2,000 for 23 years. Names by sustained share

LOH-gən/ˈloʊɡən/

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Data Confidence

Evidence: ModerateCompleteness: SubstantialEditorial review: 2026-07-21

Confidence in the evidencebehind this name's data — never a rating of the name itself, and never affected by how well it matches your preferences. How this is assessed

Because: backed by officially or academically authoritative sources, recently verified, popularity data covers multiple regions.

Source authority

Averaged from the real per-claim source-authority assessments already computed for this name's meaning/origin/pronunciation/popularity evidence.

Independent corroboration

Averaged from the real per-claim supporting-source counts already computed for this name's evidence.

See full evidence assessment (8 dimensions, 1 not yet tracked)

Source agreement

No recorded source disagreement for this name's meanings or origins.

Recency

Calculated from how long ago this record was last verified (2026-07-21), against a 270-day staleness threshold.

Geographic relevance

Calculated from the number of geographies with official popularity data (6) — broader official coverage means the evidence base is relevant to more of where the name is actually used.

Completeness

Calculated from how many of the expected data sections (variants, similar names, popularity, notable usage, IPA pronunciation) are actually populated for this name.

Direct observation vs. inference

Averaged from the real per-claim direct-observation-vs-inference ratios already computed for this name's evidence.

Identity & variant resolution quality

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Name Characteristics

How these are calculated

Descriptive attributes of the name itself — not a confidence measurement, and not an overall quality score. Namewise doesn't approve or disapprove of names.

Pronunciation clarity

Editorial judgement of how consistently this name is pronounced correctly on first read, mapped from an easy/moderate/variable rating to a number. Describes the name — not a measure of evidence confidence.

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling: shorter names with fewer irregular letter clusters score higher. A disclosed formula, not an editorial opinion — and not a confidence measurement.

Recorded regional spread

Derived from how many geographies' official statistics record this name. It measures where the name is registered, not how well-known it feels to people living there.

International spread

Derived from the same official statistical coverage, scaled to reflect how widely the name crosses national datasets. Not a measure of how easily it is understood in another language.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin: Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name
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.
Pronunciation: LOH-gən
Syllables: 2
Common nicknames: None recorded
Classification: Traditional & modern
Gender usage: male
Language family: Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name

Popularity

Region

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#3126
1997	#2738
1998	#2407
1999	#1970
2000	#1594
2001	#1359
2002	#1104
2003	#1056
2004	#985
2005	#1200
2006	#928
2007	#1196
2008	#1093
2009	#932
2010	#1180
2011	#1903
2012	#1720
2013	#2062
2014	#2058
2015	#2070
2016	#1920
2017	#1817
2018	#2674
2019	#1703
2020	#2449
2021	#2499
2022	#3533
2023	#3598
2024	#3015

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in New Zealand in every year from 1979 to 2023.

In 2010: #430 among girls in Northern Ireland, #910 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1180 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1979–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #87 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys

Logan appears in 7 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is New Zealand · Boys, which has ranked it in 45 years beginning in 1979, and has registered 5,513 births with the name.

Logan across 7 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Logan's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
New Zealand · Boys	#65 (1979)	#18 (2001)	#79 (2023)	45 of 45	5,513 (1979–2023)	221 (1995)
England and Wales · Boys	#257 (1996)	#20 (2017)	#87 (2025)	30 of 30	41,380 (1996–2025)	2,813 (2014)
England and Wales · Girls	#3126 (1996)	#928 (2006)	#3015 (2024)	29 of 29	444 (1996–2024)	35 (2009)
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#337 (1997)	#41 (2017)	#121 (2025)	25 of 29	1,787 (1997–2025)	175 (2017)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#210 (1997)	#10 (2017)	#67 (2024)	26 of 28	1,417 (1997–2024)	125 (2017)
New South Wales, Australia · Boys	#98 (1999)	#30 (2015)	#81 (2024)	26 of 26	4,854 (1999–2024)	265 (2013)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#331 (2003)	#331 (2003)	#430 (2010)	2 of 8	6 (2003–2010)	3 (2003)

Logan by decade in New Zealand · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Logan in New Zealand · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1970s	84	1 of 10	84
1980s	737	10 of 10	74
1990s	1,562	10 of 10	156
2000sbusiest	1,802	10 of 10	180
2010s	1,067	10 of 10	107
2020s	261	4 of 10	65

Across New Zealand · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 180 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1994 and 1995, when recorded births rose by 74, from 147 to 221.

See the names New Zealandhas recorded the most births with →

Logan appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

What the record shows

Recorded by 6 registrars between 1979 and 2025, ranked in 47 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #10, first reached in 2017.

It held a top-100 place in 47 years, 47 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 2,813 births, registered in England and Wales in 2014.

1 registrar ranked it inside their own top 10.

1 registrar publishes it in more than one category list, holding a place in each for at least five years — an observation about those lists rather than about the name.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 45 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Logan was ranked #10 in Northern Ireland · Boys in 2017. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Lockie · #619, 11y
Locryn · #2483, 12y
Logan-James · #1158, 18y
Logan-Lee · #1247, 17y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 6 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Aimee · #9, 49y
Holly · #11, 46y
Mitchell · #9, 47y
Caleb · #12, 44y

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1970 and 1979.

Aimee · #9, 49y
Holly · #11, 46y
Mitchell · #9, 47y
Tiril · #11, 50y

Comparisons involving Logan

Existing comparison pages where Logan and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Logan in the same published list across at least 25 years.

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

Closest long-running positions

Names that stayed close to Logan within one registrar's list over many years. A gap measured inside that list, never across registrars.

Logan vs Caleb
Across 42 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Logan and Caleb averaged 11.2 places apart, ending at #79 and #45.
Logan · Caleb · 42 shared years, 1982–2023 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2023 New Zealand ranking
Logan vs Jayden
Across 33 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Logan and Jayden averaged 11.2 places apart, ending at #79 and #77.
Logan · Jayden · 33 shared years, 1991–2023 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2023 New Zealand ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Logan and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Peter vs Logan
In New Zealand · Boys, Logan moved into the top 50 at #22 in 1995 as Peter fell out of it to #53, having been #39 the year before.
Peter · Logan · 26 shared years, 1979–2007 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1995 New Zealand ranking
Oscar vs Logan
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Oscar moved into the top 50 at #25 in 2023 as Logan fell out of it to #61, having been #40 the year before.
Oscar · Logan · 23 shared years, 2002–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2023 Northern Ireland ranking
Isaac vs Logan
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Isaac moved into the top 50 at #27 in 2023 as Logan fell out of it to #61, having been #40 the year before.
Isaac · Logan · 26 shared years, 1997–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2023 Northern Ireland ranking

Compared inside Northern Ireland lists

Pairs involving Logan measured in Northern Ireland's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Logan at its highest position.

James vs Logan
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — James #1 in 2015, Logan #10 in 2017.
James · Logan · 26 shared years, 1997–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2017 Northern Ireland ranking
Noah vs Logan
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Noah #1 in 2018, Logan #10 in 2017.
Noah · Logan · 25 shared years, 1998–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2018 Northern Ireland ranking
Alex vs Logan
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Logan moved into the top 50 at #29 in 2012 as Alex fell out of it to #57, having been #35 the year before.
Alex · Logan · 26 shared years, 1997–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2012 Northern Ireland ranking

Northern Ireland overview→

Logan and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,577 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Logan without appearing here.

Logan moved ahead of

Kirsten
In 2018 they stood at #2674 and #1977 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #1703 and #5591.
Tracy
In 2020 they stood at #2449 and #2449 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #2499 and #5581.
Belinda
In 2013 they stood at #2062 and #2062 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #2058 and #4684.
Karin
In 1999 they stood at #1970 and #1557 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2000 that had become #1594 and #3912.

Moved ahead of Logan

Fiadh
In 2017 they stood at #1817 and #2502 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #2674 and #1436.
Meabh
In 2020 they stood at #2449 and #3447 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #2499 and #1286.
Eabha
In 2019 they stood at #1703 and #2458 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #2449 and #1313.
Blake
In 2014 they stood at #2058 and #2203 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2015 that had become #2070 and #1240.

Moved the opposite way to Logan

Ethan
Between 1990 and 2023 in New Zealand · Boys, Logan went from #53 to #79 while Ethan went from #47 to #24.
Max
Between 1992 and 2023 in New Zealand · Boys, Logan went from #47 to #79 while Max went from #94 to #29.
Jackson
Between 1993 and 2023 in New Zealand · Boys, Logan went from #44 to #79 while Jackson went from #92 to #41.
Aaron
Between 1996 and 2025 in England and Wales · Boys, Logan went from #257 to #87 while Aaron went from #33 to #180.

Moved the same way as Logan

Albie
Between 1996 and 2025 in England and Wales · Boys, Logan went from #257 to #87 and Albie from #853 to #21.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2025 in England and Wales · Boys, Logan went from #257 to #87 and Alfie from #119 to #16.
Alfred
Between 1996 and 2025 in England and Wales · Boys, Logan went from #257 to #87 and Alfred from #218 to #76.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2025 in England and Wales · Boys, Logan went from #257 to #87 and Archie from #192 to #11.

Meaning & Origin

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

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Where Logan is officially recorded

6 official registrars have recorded Logan, between 1979 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Registrar	Recorded	Years	Its own highest position
New Zealand	1979–2023	45	#18 in 2001
England and Wales	1996–2025	30	#20 in 2017
Northern Ireland	1997–2024	26	#10 in 2017
Republic of Ireland	1997–2025	25	#41 in 2017
New South Wales, Australia	1999–2024	26	#30 in 2015
Scotland	2024	1	#29 in 2024

Its high point came 23 years earlier in New Zealand (2001) than in Scotland (2024).

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

Similar Names

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

LOH-gən/ˈloʊɡən/

Syllables: 2
Ease: easy

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Where Logan Is Recorded

National statistical agencies have recorded Logan in these places. This shows where the name is used — not where it comes from, and not that it carries particular cultural significance there.

New South Wales, AustraliaEngland and WalesNorthern IrelandScotlandRepublic of IrelandNew Zealand

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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Logan

Logan at a glance

What stands out in Logan's record

Overview

Popularity

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Logan across 7 official records

Logan by decade in New Zealand · Boys

Logan appears in

What the record shows

Names published alongside Logan

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Comparisons involving Logan

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside Northern Ireland lists

Logan and the names beside it

Logan moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Logan

Moved the opposite way to Logan

Moved the same way as Logan

Meaning & Origin

Where Logan is officially recorded

Variants

Similar Names

Spelling

Pronunciation

Where Logan Is Recorded

Notable Usage

Sibling & Surname Compatibility

Logan at a glance

What stands out in Logan's record

Logan across 7 official records

Logan by decade in New Zealand · Boys

Logan appears in

What the record shows

Names published alongside Logan

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Comparisons involving Logan

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside Northern Ireland lists

Logan and the names beside it

Logan moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Logan

Moved the opposite way to Logan

Moved the same way as Logan