Baby Name Popularity Profile

Logan

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Logan.

✦ Small hollow or lagoon 🌍 Celtic Nature Traditional
National Rank (2025) #402
All-Time Peak Rank #257 Achieved 1996
Total U.S. Births 31,838 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 93.4% Boy / 6.6% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Boy Rank (2025) #53 β†— as a Boy name
First Recorded 1972 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 1990s 1,106 births in 2017
πŸ’‘ The Logan Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Small hollow or lagoon
Language Origin Celtic
Origin Type single
Derived from a Scottish surname, from a place name meaning 'small hollow' or 'lagoon' in Scottish Gaelic.
Common Nicknames
Lo
Pronunciation: LO-gΙ™n
Themes & Categories
Nature Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Logan across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -22.6%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -7.2%
2015: 835 births 835 2016: 855 births 2017: 1,106 births 2018: 1,078 births 2019: 996 births 2020: 1,001 births 1,001 2021: 1,035 births 2022: 848 births 2023: 858 births 2024: 808 births 2025: 775 births 775
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 1,106 births in 2017
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 34 yrs
Longest Streak 52 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 106
1980s: 1,349
1990s: 8,424
2000s: 8,371
2010s: 8,263
2020s: 5,325

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Log-an
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with L, a letter used by only 5.7% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State South Carolina
Top States South Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, North Carolina, Nevada
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
South Carolina #393 1,159 1999 50.0% Decline
Maryland #248 1,119 2014 19.2% Decline
Delaware #202 139 1998 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #416 1,869 2000 28.9% Decline
Nevada #357 188 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #501 1,551 1998 36.1% Decline
Virginia #506 1,217 2001 50.0% Decline
District of Columbia Unranked 215 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #267 545 2020 11.1% Decline
Florida #564 1,496 1998 34.7% Decline
Louisiana #332 757 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #344 431 1999 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #404 496 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 175 1997 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 120 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 277 1997 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #328 508 1998 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #254 1,653 1995 +2.3% Growth
Texas #351 2,668 2017 3.9% Decline
Tennessee #551 727 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #341 759 1997 28.0% Decline
Arkansas #406 362 1995 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 56 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #380 511 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #405 705 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #233 253 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #465 510 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #451 969 1998 42.4% Decline
Pennsylvania #341 1,341 2014 31.9% Decline
Mississippi #598 294 1999 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #477 387 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #386 85 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #400 173 2019 Insufficient historical volume
California #546 2,053 2020 47.4% Decline
Iowa #267 270 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #370 222 2022 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #316 540 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #484 351 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #360 822 2017 +11.5% Growth
New York #600 1,251 2018 22.2% Decline
West Virginia Unranked 150 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #462 369 2021 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 46 1998 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #334 212 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 32 2023 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 33 2022 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 22 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 5 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 5 1995 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 19 2001 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 6 2017 Insufficient historical volume

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