Baby name meaning

Logan

Little hollow · Scottish Gaelic origin

Meaning & origin

Logan is a male name of Scottish Gaelic origin, meaning “Little hollow”.

How popular is Logan?

In England & Wales, Logan ranked #76 among boys' names in 2024, with 698 babies given the name — down from #23 in 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2017, when it reached #20.

In the United States, Logan was the #16 boys' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.

The two territories disagree about Logan: #16 in the US against #76 in England & Wales — a markedly more American choice.

Logan — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the boys' name Logan over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,000#10,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #1,016US 1960: #1,002US 1970: #1,109US 1980: #348US 1990: #104US 2000: #40US 2010: #17US 2020: #16England & Wales 2024: #76United StatesEngland & Wales
Logan’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Logan in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#258111
2000#159230
2005#77895
2010#282,534
2015#252,610
2017#202,730
2020#371,449
2024#76698

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