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Logan Name Meaning, Origins & History

Logan

Pronunciation: LOH-guhn

Meaning From the small hollow Origin surnames Gender Boy
BOYS RANK
#53
TREND
7
GIRLS RANK
#402
TREND
11
Peak Years
2007, 2006, 2009
Lowest Years
1907, 1901, 1899
Energy Archetype
Wise & Balanced

Rank shows the name’s position among U.S. baby names for each gender in 2025. Trend shows how many places it rose or fell since 2024. Rank 1 is the most popular. Based on U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) data. Peak and lowest years are based on the number of boys named Logan in the available records.

Fun Facts About the Name Logan

  • An all-time favorite: U.S. records show 387,928 boys named Logan from 1880 through 2025.
  • An established favorite: Logan held a place in the U.S. top 100 for 35 consecutive years, from 1991 through 2025.
  • Still popular, but losing ground: Logan's rank fell 2 places between 1995 and 2025, while remaining in the top 100.
  • More than 419 thousand babies named Logan: U.S. records list 419,762 babies given the name Logan from 1880 through 2025. Even 31,834 girls received the name Logan - about 1 girl for every 12 boys.

What Does the Name Logan Mean?

Logan is most often explained as "small hollow" or "little hollow," from Scottish Gaelic. The base element is lag, meaning "hollow" or "pit," and the diminutive ending -an gives lagan, "little hollow." The name first belonged to places in Scotland - there are several, including one in Ayrshire - and the surname Logan grew out of people who lived at or came from such a spot. The sense is topographical: it described low, hollow ground rather than a personal quality.

A second, separate origin is Irish. The Gaelic surname Ó Leocháin, from the personal name Leochán, has also been anglicized as Logan. The meaning of Leochán is not securely known, so it should not be merged with the Scottish "hollow" explanation. The two origins look alike in modern English spelling but are historically distinct.

Logan Name History & Origins

The name began as a Scottish place name and surname rather than a given name. Places called Logan are recorded in several parts of Scotland, and the surname appears in Scottish records by the late Middle Ages, attached to landholding families. Because surnames of this kind came from particular localities, the same surname could arise more than once in different districts, and separate Logan families are found in different parts of the country.

In Ireland the picture is also multiple. Logan is found as an anglicization of the Gaelic surname Ó Leocháin, and it is also found among families of Scottish origin who settled in Ulster, where the Scottish surname was carried across the Irish Sea. The modern surname therefore does not trace back to a single ancestor or a single place.

As a given name, Logan was uncommon before the 20th century and for a time was used mainly in Scotland and in families that already carried the surname. Its use as a first name spread through the English-speaking world during the 20th century, at first for boys and later for girls as well. A widely known recent use is the Marvel Comics character Wolverine, whose name is Logan; that is a fictional association from the modern era and is separate from the name's older history as a Scottish place name and surname.

How Popular is the Name Logan?

Logan remained among the top 100 boy names in the U.S. from 1991 to 2025. Its highest annual birth count was in 2007, and people born that year turn 19 in 2026.

U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.

Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.

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How the Name Logan Shapes Your Personality and Life?

You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.

Dependable, very down-to-earth and well grounded, you are always looking for meaningful work, a career where you can take pride in your work and do the best job you are capable of. Your prime desire is to build protected and secure environment at home and at work. You can be very persuasive in achieving goals and gaining objectives. You can be very detailed and well-organized and possess great organizational skills. At times you may appear too stubborn and overly critical to others, but your practical approach to life and productivity makes you one of the most beneficent members of community.

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