Logan
Logan is a well-established choice, ranked #87 in 2025. With 609 babies named Logan in 2025, meeting another Logan at school is a real possibility.
Scottish — Little hollow
About the Name Logan
Logan has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 567 places in five years. It was most popular in 2006 at #928 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
In terms of origin, Logan is rooted in Scottish, where it means "Little hollow". Names with strong etymological stories tend to age well — they carry weight beyond fashion cycles.
Logan is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Logan on the register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #391, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Logan
- Logan Henderson — Logan Phillip Henderson is an American actor and singer.
- Logan van Beek — Logan Verjus van Beek is a New Zealand-Dutch cricketer.
- Logan (Iroquois leader) — Logan the Orator was a Cayuga orator and war leader born of one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
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Common questions about the name Logan
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Logan
Almost certainly the only Logan in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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