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Logan

Say it LOH-gun 2 syllables

Scottish Gaelic · “little hollow”

Common across the UK, three Canadian provinces, Victoria, and South Australia. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 15 more places.

1 in 177 boys born in Scotland in 2025. Number 35 there.

Logan in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 0, common in 8, rare in 18.
Logan in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales87 (down)20256091 in 447372020
Scotland35 (down)20251111 in 177212020
Northern Ireland69 (down)2025341 in 244522020
Ireland121 (down)2025451 in 527552020
North America
Ontario (province)22 (down)2024313about 1 in 19192019
Quebec (province)24 (down)2025259about 1 in 11282020
British Columbia (province)15 (down)202391about 1 in 14352018
Nova Scotia (province)Not in the published top 212025Not listed2020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)Not in the published top 1002025382020
Victoria (state)71 (down)2025102452020
Queensland (state)Not in the published top 1012025Not listed2020
South Australia (state)35 (up)202539362020
New ZealandNot in the published top 1002025632020
Western Europe
France149 (down)20254001 in 757902020
Netherlands155 (down)2025106about 1 in 6281082020
Central Europe
Austria981 (down)202531 in 12,6895052020
Switzerland184 (down)2025441 in 8181742020
Berlin (city)418 (up)20237about 1 in 2,2164732018
Munich (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Cologne (city)418 (up)20232about 1 in 3,1894902018
Bonn (city)Rare: below the complete list20253812020
Leipzig (city)Rare: below the complete list20254032020
Rostock (city)172 (down)20251about 1 in 1,0471352020
Nordic countries
NorwayRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Sweden834 (down)20255about 1 in 8,6264862020
DenmarkNot in the published top 502025Not listed2020
FinlandNot in the published top 502025No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
SpainNot in the published top 1002024Not listed2019
Catalonia (region)146 (down)2025301 in 6901402020
Italy238 (new in the list)2024641 in 2,959Not listed2019
Central and Eastern Europe
Poland490 (down)202541 in 31,6014402020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
SloveniaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
EstoniaNot in the published top 272025Not listed2020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
CroatiaNot in the published top 502025No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
IsraelRare: below the complete list2024Not listed2019
Latin America
ArgentinaNot in the published top 202024Not listed2019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

Logan comes from the Scottish Gaelic lag, 'little hollow'. It has a short, earthy meaning that suits its brisk sound.

2 more paragraphs

It has two syllables, LOH-gun, and a strong, modern feel. It is almost always written the same way, with no common variant spellings.

Logan is a popular name in Canada, ranking in the lists for British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. It is less common in continental Europe, appearing lower down in Catalonia, France and the Netherlands. Canadian records show it first appearing in the 1970s and reaching its peak a generation later. Since then it has been falling in most of the places that list it, and it is rising in none of them.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
LOH-gun · 2 syllables · Stress on beat 1 of 2.
Meaning
“little hollow”
Origin
Scottish Gaelic
Where Logan comes from (Wiktionary)

From Scottish Gaelic lag (“little hollow”).

Shortened from the Wiktionary entry for Logan. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Logan over time

Rising in 0 of the 15 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 11. Peak in Ontario and British Columbia: 2007.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Logan in England and Wales: #257 in 1996, a peak of #20 in 2017, and #87 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #257, 111 boys1997: #273, 100 boys1998: #239, 126 boys1999: #205, 156 boys2000: #158, 230 boys2001: #121, 350 boys2002: #103, 476 boys2003: #86, 656 boys2004: #79, 795 boys2005: #77, 895 boys2006: #61, 1,232 boys2007: #53, 1,468 boys2008: #44, 1,707 boys2009: #35, 2,196 boys2010: #28, 2,534 boys2011: #30, 2,549 boys2012: #29, 2,700 boys2013: #28, 2,621 boys2014: #23, 2,813 boys2015: #25, 2,610 boys2016: #26, 2,335 boys2017: #20, 2,730 boys2018: #23, 2,320 boys2019: #29, 1,808 boys2020: #37, 1,449 boys2021: #53, 1,192 boys2022: #54, 1,070 boys2023: #66, 844 boys2024: #76, 698 boys2025: #87, 609 boys#257 in 1996peak #20, 2017#87in 2025
Show the numbers
YearRankBoys
1996257111
1997273100
1998239126
1999205156
2000158230
2001121350
2002103476
200386656
200479795
200577895
2006611,232
2007531,468
2008441,707
2009352,196
2010282,534
2011302,549
2012292,700
2013282,621
2014232,813
2015252,610
2016262,335
2017202,730
2018232,320
2019291,808
2020371,449
2021531,192
2022541,070
202366844
202476698
202587609

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in Ontario and British Columbia

Half of the boys named Logan in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2010. Peak: 2007, about 1,161 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 0 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 0 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 0 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 0 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 0 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 0 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 0 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 0 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 0 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 0 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 13.4 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 38.9 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 81.4 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 156.4 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 349.8 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 702.1 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 1,074.4 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 1,069.1 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 1,016.5 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 678.9 per 100,000 boys20202005-2009: about 1 in 93 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19290
1930–19340
1935–19390
1940–19440
1945–19490
1950–19540
1955–19590
1960–19640
1965–19690
1970–19740
1975–197913.4
1980–198438.9
1985–198981.4
1990–1994156.4
1995–1999349.8
2000–2004702.1
2005–20091,074.4
2010–20141,069.1
2015–20191,016.5
2020–2024678.9

Source: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (OGL-Ontario); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (OGL-BC). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Logan

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Logan, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 196, Scotland

  2. 1 in 164, England and Wales

  3. 1 in 162, Northern Ireland

  4. 1 in 202, Northern Ireland

  5. 1 in 670, England and Wales

  6. 1 in 418, Scotland

  7. 1 in 317, Scotland

  8. 1 in 731, England and Wales

  9. 1 in 67, Northern Ireland

  10. 1 in 143, Scotland

All 40 brother names for Logan

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Logan's 2 syllables and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 86, England and Wales

  2. 1 in 50, Ireland

  3. 1 in 61, Northern Ireland

  4. 1 in 103, England and Wales

  5. 1 in 130, Scotland

  6. 1 in 62, Poland

  7. 1 in 88, England and Wales

  8. 1 in 137, Scotland

Full-name check

Logan Oliver

Syllables 2-3Initials L.O.No sound clashes between the parts.

All 40 middle names for Logan

Sisters for Logan: Zoe, Lucy, Sienna, and 5 more
  1. ZoeRose and fell with Logan · Same generation as Logan
  2. LucyRose and fell with Logan · Same generation as Logan · Same initial as Logan
  3. SiennaRose and fell with Logan · Same generation as Logan
  4. AbigailRose and fell with Logan · Same generation as Logan
  5. IvyRose and fell with Logan · Same generation as Logan
  6. HannahRose and fell with Logan · Same generation as Logan
  7. MayaRose and fell with Logan · Same generation as Logan
  8. WillowRose and fell with Logan · Same generation as Logan

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Logan

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Logan's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Common across France, the UK, Italy, and 9 more places.

  2. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 15 more places.

  3. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 16 more places.

  4. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 16 more places.

  5. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 13 more places.

  6. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 15 more places.

  7. Common across France, the UK, three Canadian provinces, and 8 more places.

  8. Rare in France, Poland, Israel, and 16 more places.

Famous people named Logan

Logan Lerman, Logan Paul, and 6 more

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on them. People: Wikidata (CC0). Links go to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists, else English.

Questions about Logan

How popular is Logan in British Columbia?

Logan ranked #15 in British Columbia in 2023, given to 91 boys, about 1 in 143.

Is Logan rising in popularity?

Not overall: it is falling in more places than it is rising. Rising in 0 of the 15 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 11.

What does Logan mean?

Logan means “little hollow”, according to Wiktionary.

How many syllables does Logan have?

Logan has 2 syllables: LOH-gun.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

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