Logan
A Scottish place name and surname, Gaelic lagan, “little hollow.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
A Scottish surname meaning 'little hollow,' swept up in the 2000s surname wave and kept sharp by the X-Men's Wolverine.
Logan appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1991 to 2025. Its biggest year was 2007, when 15,331 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 17 nationally. Its best ranking came in 2017, at No. 5. In 2025 it ranked No. 53 for boys. The name has also seen real use for girls: 31,838 of the 419,837 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Logen (1,482), Loghan (1,180), Logann (648), Logyn (610) (total births since 1880)
Explore Logan interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 267 | No. 207 |
| 1890s | 149 | No. 456 |
| 1900s | 136 | No. 490 |
| 1910s | 566 | No. 612 |
| 1920s | 693 | No. 698 |
| 1930s | 482 | No. 779 |
| 1940s | 507 | No. 841 |
| 1950s | 532 | No. 892 |
| 1960s | 547 | No. 936 |
| 1970s | 1,485 | No. 370 |
| 1980s | 13,983 | No. 104 |
| 1990s | 63,577 | No. 42 |
| 2000s | 134,033 | No. 17 |
| 2010s | 126,850 | No. 5 |
| 2020s | 44,192 | No. 16 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.