Boy nameCurrently #46 in the USFalling
Logan
LOH-gun//ˈloʊɡən//
2 syllablesPeak year: 20075 lettersStarts with L
Meaning & origin
Small hollow
Logan comes from a Scottish place name and surname meaning 'small hollow' or hollow by a body of water. Its smooth, modern sound made it a top boys' name across North America through the 2010s.
Logan's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Logan |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 13 |
| 1881 | 13 |
| 1882 | 17 |
| 1883 | 20 |
| 1884 | 63 |
| 1885 | 32 |
| 1886 | 30 |
| 1887 | 29 |
| 1888 | 18 |
| 1889 | 32 |
| 1890 | 15 |
| 1891 | 15 |
| 1892 | 14 |
| 1893 | 15 |
| 1894 | 16 |
| 1895 | 15 |
| 1896 | 15 |
| 1897 | 16 |
| 1898 | 18 |
| 1899 | 10 |
| 1900 | 22 |
| 1901 | 8 |
| 1902 | 13 |
| 1903 | 12 |
| 1904 | 13 |
| 1905 | 19 |
| 1906 | 11 |
| 1907 | 8 |
| 1908 | 12 |
| 1909 | 18 |
| 1910 | 17 |
| 1911 | 17 |
| 1912 | 35 |
| 1913 | 38 |
| 1914 | 65 |
| 1915 | 55 |
| 1916 | 79 |
| 1917 | 94 |
| 1918 | 85 |
| 1919 | 81 |
| 1920 | 74 |
| 1921 | 86 |
| 1922 | 73 |
| 1923 | 61 |
| 1924 | 86 |
| 1925 | 80 |
| 1926 | 52 |
| 1927 | 65 |
| 1928 | 47 |
| 1929 | 69 |
| 1930 | 44 |
| 1931 | 44 |
| 1932 | 65 |
| 1933 | 60 |
| 1934 | 63 |
| 1935 | 43 |
| 1936 | 43 |
| 1937 | 38 |
| 1938 | 38 |
| 1939 | 44 |
| 1940 | 56 |
| 1941 | 45 |
| 1942 | 37 |
| 1943 | 54 |
| 1944 | 48 |
| 1945 | 49 |
| 1946 | 50 |
| 1947 | 59 |
| 1948 | 56 |
| 1949 | 53 |
| 1950 | 48 |
| 1951 | 62 |
| 1952 | 51 |
| 1953 | 58 |
| 1954 | 59 |
| 1955 | 65 |
| 1956 | 44 |
| 1957 | 44 |
| 1958 | 47 |
| 1959 | 54 |
| 1960 | 58 |
| 1961 | 50 |
| 1962 | 60 |
| 1963 | 46 |
| 1964 | 66 |
| 1965 | 48 |
| 1966 | 59 |
| 1967 | 52 |
| 1968 | 59 |
| 1969 | 48 |
| 1970 | 55 |
| 1971 | 56 |
| 1972 | 67 |
| 1973 | 69 |
| 1974 | 76 |
| 1975 | 93 |
| 1976 | 123 |
| 1977 | 216 |
| 1978 | 325 |
| 1979 | 516 |
| 1980 | 576 |
| 1981 | 779 |
| 1982 | 772 |
| 1983 | 868 |
| 1984 | 1,079 |
| 1985 | 1,088 |
| 1986 | 1,461 |
| 1987 | 2,086 |
| 1988 | 3,003 |
| 1989 | 3,622 |
| 1990 | 3,801 |
| 1991 | 4,405 |
| 1992 | 4,797 |
| 1993 | 5,632 |
| 1994 | 6,336 |
| 1995 | 7,994 |
| 1996 | 9,471 |
| 1997 | 9,687 |
| 1998 | 9,665 |
| 1999 | 10,208 |
| 2000 | 10,736 |
| 2001 | 13,752 |
| 2002 | 13,895 |
| 2003 | 14,072 |
| 2004 | 14,040 |
| 2005 | 14,234 |
| 2006 | 15,888 |
| 2007 | 16,038 |
| 2008 | 14,597 |
| 2009 | 15,150 |
| 2010 | 14,650 |
| 2011 | 13,548 |
| 2012 | 13,171 |
| 2013 | 13,072 |
| 2014 | 14,500 |
| 2015 | 13,770 |
| 2016 | 12,133 |
| 2017 | 15,163 |
| 2018 | 13,521 |
| 2019 | 11,559 |
| 2020 | 10,162 |
| 2021 | 9,866 |
| 2022 | 8,456 |
| 2023 | 7,562 |
| 2024 | 7,072 |
Logan through the decades
- Logan peaked in 2007, when 16,038 babies were named Logan in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Logan has fallen 25% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Logan currently ranks #46 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Logan
Variants & spellings
Loghan