Logan Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Boy Names Like Logan

Logan Name Origin: Scottish
Pronunciation: loh-gan
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Logan Name Meaning

The given name Logan comes from the Scottish surname Logan, which is in turn derived from a place a place in Scotland located near Auchinleck, in Ayrshire.

A name that translates to “small hollow,” Logan has neared the top of the charts in U.S. boy names thanks to his stylish sound and surname vibes. He’s on-trend with similar names like Rowan, Mason, and Landon that have been making hearts skip a beat as well yet manages to stand distinctly on his own.

Logan is undeniably strong and masculine, his long-o sound in step with similar trending names Brody and Owen. Logan can also be the boy next door, friendly and approachable. He offers parents a strong moniker free of nicknames that also ages well into adulthood.

Logan saw an uptick in use thanks to pop culture’s influence, as the name has appeared in comic books like Wolverine and in video games including Call of Duty, Dark Souls, and Fable. The use in these mediums has helped shape Logan into one of the cool kids on the block in recent years, linking him with heroes of all kinds.

Similar surname names include Jackson, Parker, and Hudson. The name has made the jump onto the girl’s chart in recent years, but it’s nowhere near as popular in use for females.

Logan Name Popularity

How popular is the name Logan? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	—	0	0%
1911	—	0	0%
1912	635	15	0.003%
1913	1,078	5	0.0009%
1914	657	28	0.004%
1915	944	16	0.0018%
1916	729	35	0.0036%
1917	649	51	0.0051%
1918	714	43	0.004%
1919	766	36	0.0034%
1920	802	34	0.0031%
1921	733	46	0.004%
1922	898	26	0.0023%
1923	1,315	8	0.0007%
1924	749	43	0.0037%
1925	649	61	0.0054%
1926	890	25	0.0023%
1927	994	19	0.0017%
1928	1,005	18	0.0017%
1929	851	27	0.0026%
1930	1,126	12	0.0011%
1931	1,111	11	0.0011%
1932	783	31	0.0031%
1933	793	26	0.0028%
1934	827	24	0.0025%
1935	1,053	12	0.0012%
1936	1,007	12	0.0012%
1937	1,030	12	0.0012%
1938	965	15	0.0015%
1939	1,115	8	0.0008%
1940	901	19	0.0018%
1941	950	16	0.0014%
1942	—	0	0%
1943	940	19	0.0015%
1944	1,036	12	0.001%
1945	1,015	12	0.001%
1946	1,082	13	0.0009%
1947	1,073	15	0.0009%
1948	1,050	15	0.0009%
1949	1,468	5	0.0003%
1950	1,471	5	0.0003%
1951	909	26	0.0015%
1952	1,485	5	0.0003%
1953	1,044	17	0.001%
1954	1,035	19	0.001%
1955	1,287	9	0.0005%
1956	1,150	14	0.0007%
1957	1,303	9	0.0005%
1958	1,266	10	0.0005%
1959	1,269	10	0.0005%
1960	1,346	8	0.0004%
1961	1,174	14	0.0007%
1962	1,243	11	0.0006%
1963	—	0	0%
1964	1,054	19	0.0011%
1965	1,093	16	0.001%
1966	1,152	13	0.0008%
1967	—	0	0%
1968	1,175	13	0.0009%
1969	1,380	8	0.0005%
1970	1,413	9	0.0006%
1971	1,254	14	0.0009%
1972	1,488	7	0.0005%
1973	1,162	17	0.0013%
1974	1,043	26	0.002%
1975	1,009	30	0.0023%
1976	781	68	0.0053%
1977	603	145	0.0108%
1978	462	255	0.019%
1979	370	426	0.0302%
1980	345	492	0.0336%
1981	288	666	0.0453%
1982	299	643	0.043%
1983	261	761	0.0516%
1984	224	970	0.0652%
1985	228	979	0.0645%
1986	190	1,320	0.0874%
1987	144	1,944	0.1274%
1988	110	2,751	0.1765%
1989	103	3,279	0.2032%
1990	104	3,425	0.2066%
1991	94	3,885	0.2383%
1992	89	4,220	0.2644%
1993	76	4,840	0.3104%
1994	70	5,452	0.3553%
1995	51	6,947	0.4609%
1996	42	8,372	0.5591%
1997	42	8,619	0.5828%
1998	44	8,635	0.5769%
1999	42	9,135	0.61%
2000	40	9,736	0.6373%
2001	29	12,711	0.8436%
2002	29	12,971	0.8656%
2003	28	13,185	0.8667%
2004	27	13,140	0.8621%
2005	26	13,468	0.8809%
2006	20	15,144	0.9672%
2007	17	15,324	0.9712%
2008	19	13,848	0.896%
2009	17	14,455	0.9671%
2010	17	14,019	0.9728%
2011	21	12,982	0.9112%
2012	22	12,463	0.8746%
2013	17	12,349	0.8674%
2014	13	13,637	0.936%
2015	14	12,910	0.8873%
2016	18	11,226	0.7786%
2017	5	13,974	1.0012%
2018	10	12,352	0.899%
2019	16	10,490	0.7749%
2020	16	8,943	0.7026%
2021	21	8,786	0.7187%
2022	33	7,450	0.5647%

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Names Like Logan

If you like Logan, you’ll love these other names like Logan.

What names are variants of Logan?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Logan.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Logen	Hollow	Gaelic

What names sound like Logan?

If you like how Logan sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Logan.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Brogan	Sturdy shoe	Irish
Chogan	Created Name	American
Hogan	Youth	Irish
Loucan	From Lucania	Latin
Lucan	From Lucania	Latin
Lukan	From Lucania	Latin

What names are similar to Logan?

Find a name that’s like Logan, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Henry	Home ruler	English
Jackson	Son of Jack	English
Lachlan	From the land of lakes	Irish
Landon	Long hill	English
Leland	Plowed land	English
Mason	Stoneworker	English
Oliver	Olive tree	English

Owen	Noble born	Welsh
Sean	God is gracious	Irish
Wyatt	Brave in battle	English

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Siblings of Logan

Mamas with kids named Logan also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Ryan	Little king	Irish
Maya	Dream	Indian (Sanskrit)
Gracelynn	Graceful	English
Damien	To tame	French
Alan	Little rock	English
Nova	New	Latin
Lukas	From Lucania	German
Conrad	Brave, bold ruler or counsel	German

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35 Comments

Adithi Dec 30 at 1:55 pm

Love how simple and strong it is

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Amber Oct 12 at 9:19 am

Hubby loves the name Logan. We really don’t have a special reason because of the meaning or anything. We just like it.

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Larissa Jun 22 at 10:00 am

Our first daughter is called Livia and we wanted a boy name that also started with L and was short and strong. We’re from Brazil and speak Portuguese so we also wanted a name that would sound the same in both languages. Logan is just the perfect match.

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McKenzie Apr 2 at 9:09 am

Logan was a name that I had picked out since I was a teenager thinking about kids. It also is another strong name.

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Aaron Apr 1 at 7:12 am

Our family name is Voon and we were deciding between Adam Voon or Logan Voon. For us, either names had a nice ring to it. We asked around and many liked Logan and we felt the same. Its the same name as the X-Men hero Wolverine (Logan) and we liked his principles of loyalty, honesty and no beat around the bush attitude. He has Wolverines temper too

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Michelle Jan 3 at 6:37 pm

It was hubby who picked this one…lol

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Karianna Aug 17 at 3:42 am

My husband really likes the name and our little boy will have his grandpa’s initials who passed away a year ago

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Michelle May 3 at 1:32 pm

My hubby picked Logan, I don’t care for the meaning of it but I like the name overall. I picked the last baby’s name so it was his turn…lol

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- Logan Nov 26 at 9:29 pm
  
  I like logan too not that it’s my name but it has a ring to it
  
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  - Logan May 16 at 6:03 pm
    
    My name is Logan LOL
    
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Deborah Apr 12 at 3:15 pm

My husband and I have always loved this name. It was an easy pick.

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Bethany Feb 2 at 1:42 am

Your honor a bit much greater than so as to equal in merit your grace.

What a beautiful name.

<3 Bethany A. Jones

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Debra Jan 11 at 12:40 pm

Always loved it

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Debra Jan 10 at 4:30 am

I name I always wanted to use

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Debra Dec 2 at 12:57 pm

Seems to fit

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Phabiana Jul 28 at 9:54 am

We choose the this name because we loved how it sounded next to his twin brother, Lukas. We thought that Lukas & Logan have a nice ring to it & flows off the tongue well. We also are huge comic book fans & Logan is a very popular name in Comics.

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Cristina Jul 15 at 1:10 pm

It means little warrior and it suits him.

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Mama Jan 6 at 2:44 am

I just love the name Logan

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Barbara Dec 15 at 4:14 pm

His dad and I are huge Wolverine fans ?

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Amellia Dec 3 at 6:01 pm

I love the name that’s why I named my baby boy with the name Logan because of my favorite marvel.

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Laura Catherine Oct 5 at 7:56 am

My husband decided he loved this name when he was in college. All his friends from college remember him picking out this name for a future son. I picked our daughter’s name and so I wanted it be equal that my husband got to pick our son’s.

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Shay Aug 27 at 10:42 am

How do I handle his sleeping at night?

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Lakeisha Jun 26 at 9:33 am

It is a family name

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Kristal Apr 12 at 7:26 pm

I was a substitute teacher at one point. I had a student in my AG class named Logan. Good old southern boy, sweet, caring, kind, smart, hard working. Embodied the image I would want in one of my own kids. Logan has graduated and joined the military and we are all proud of him.
My boys names end in-an, I have an Evan and a Nathan, So when I found out I was pregnant the only name I liked enough was Logan, great character AND ends in -an.

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Jessica Mar 16 at 10:16 am

We picked logan because we needed an L in our family n our older kids helped we love the name logan we also call him baby lo lo

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- Logan Jan 30 at 6:24 pm
  
  Loka/Loga means this universe. Logan means Lord Shiva the supreme of the universe in Tamil.
  
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  - Logan Nov 6 at 11:02 pm
    
    Thank you for this i never liked my name meaning but this has changed my mind.
    
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Ashley Feb 6 at 9:31 am

I love the name logan

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Jackie Feb 2 at 2:25 pm

I was at a loss on what to name my son, I heard the name Logan and just fell in love with it.

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Logan Jan 13 at 2:04 pm

We named him after wolverine. A character who shows strength and bravery in the toughest times. It took us 7yrs and 3 heartbreaking miscarriages to bring him into the world and he’s our strong little man ?

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Serenity Oct 3 at 12:03 pm

I chose Logan because my boyfriends favorite Marvel character was wolverine. logan can be annoying at times but is always very happy. he was an easy baby. logan loves everyone with every ounce of his being. he is super forgiving and just wants everyone to be happy.

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Candace Sep 22 at 7:35 pm

My oldest son picked it out

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Erika Sep 4 at 11:28 am

We think it is a strong male name, and my husband loves the reference to Wolverine. Our 29 weeker is a wild child in the NICU, pulling at his tubes and cables just like the real Wolverine. We can’t wait to see how strong he grows up to be.

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Samantha Aug 16 at 11:08 am

We named our baby after our favorite xmen, wolverine . We felt it was a strong name and fit well with our little one.

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Dee Jun 5 at 7:54 am

We chose the name Logan because its unisex name. at first we dont know the gender of our baby so we picked up a unisex name which is Logan.

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