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Logan

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Meaning of Logan: Scottish Gaelic: 'little hollow'

Logan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 43rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 76th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#43

6,351 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#76

698 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

419,837

First recorded 1880 · peak 2007

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 779 babies1982: 773 babies1983: 868 babies1984: 1,079 babies1985: 1,085 babies1986: 1,461 babies1987: 2,086 babies1988: 3,003 babies1989: 3,622 babies1990: 3,801 babies19901991: 4,405 babies1992: 4,797 babies1993: 5,634 babies1994: 6,337 babies1995: 7,994 babies1996: 9,471 babies1997: 9,687 babies1998: 9,666 babies1999: 10,209 babies2000: 10,736 babies20002001: 13,752 babies2002: 13,895 babies2003: 14,072 babies2004: 14,040 babies2005: 14,234 babies2006: 15,888 babies2007: 16,039 babies2008: 14,597 babies2009: 15,151 babies2010: 14,652 babies20102011: 13,550 babies2012: 13,171 babies2013: 13,073 babies2014: 14,501 babies2015: 13,774 babies2016: 12,133 babies2017: 15,167 babies2018: 13,525 babies2019: 11,567 babies2020: 10,164 babies20202021: 9,871 babies2022: 8,462 babies2023: 7,564 babies2024: 7,105 babies2025: 6,351 babies
US babies named Logan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 16,039.

Gender split

92% boys · 8% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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