Logan

#402 for girls in 2025, 775 births · #53 for boys in 2025, 5,576 births
Given to boys 92.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
2017 · 14,061 births
Debut · boys
13 births
In top 100 · boys
35 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
387,999
since 1880

Logan over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #257, 1996peak #5, 2017girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#402775#535,576
2024#390808#456,297
2023#356858#396,706
2022#372848#337,614
2021#3131,035#218,836
2020#3171,001#169,163
2019#322996#1610,571
2018#3101,078#1012,447
2017#2921,106#514,061
2016#384855#1811,278
2015#393835#1412,939
2014#392832#1313,669
2013#431707#1812,366
2012#455683#2212,488
2011#526551#2112,999
2010#487620#1714,032
2009#455684#1714,467
2008#431736#1913,861
2007#455708#1715,331
2006#433737#2015,151
2005#410759#2613,475
2004#352900#2713,140
2003#351885#2813,187
2002#330921#2912,974
2001#3051,042#2912,710
2000#318999#409,737
1999#2891,073#429,136
1998#2931,026#448,640
1997#2751,067#428,620
1996#2571,097#428,374
1995#2641,041#516,953
1994#311879#705,458
1993#333790#764,844
1992#440571#894,226
1991#476512#943,893
1990#612368#1043,433
1989#622341#1043,281
1988#762245#1092,758
1987#1,109135#1441,951
1986#1,113132#1921,329
1985#1,41090#233995
1984#1,33291#227988
1983#1,35888#265780
1982#1,43684#294689
1981#1,42386#290693
1980#1,88657#348519
1979#2,11247#370468
1978#3,92418#454307
1977#5,21312#592203
1976#5,60110#781113
1975#6,4848#89485
1974#8,7755#96971
1973—#97868
1972#7,2926#1,04060
1971—#1,10155
1970—#1,10355
1969—#1,11049
1968—#95858
1967—#1,00352
1966—#94159
1965—#1,06448
1964—#93666
1963—#1,13846
1962—#98460
1961—#1,10850
1960—#99659
1959—#1,05054
1958—#1,11447
1957—#1,16544
1956—#1,14044
1955—#92165
1954—#96359
1953—#93958
1952—#1,00251
1951—#89262
1950—#1,00648
1949—#94653
1948—#92356
1947—#90659
1946—#94450
1945—#91649
1944—#91848
1943—#90854
1942—#1,11937
1941—#95145
1940—#84156
1939—#93145
1938—#1,04338
1937—#1,03138
1936—#94942
1935—#96943
1934—#77963
1933—#78860
1932—#78665
1931—#99744
1930—#1,03744
1929—#77169
1928—#1,00347
1927—#82565
1926—#94452
1925—#72380
1924—#71086
1923—#87361
1922—#78073
1921—#69886
1920—#76674
1919—#69081
1918—#67485
1917—#61294
1916—#66279
1915—#82355
1914—#62965
1913—#75938
1912—#72535
1911—#79317
1910—#72917
1909—#63618
1908—#77912
1907—#9998
1906—#75211
1905—#52519
1904—#64713
1903—#65612
1902—#61513
1901—#7798
1900—#49022
1899—#66110
1898—#48518
1897—#49516
1896—#53415
1895—#52915
1894—#50216
1893—#47915
1892—#54714
1891—#45615
1890—#48915
1889—#30532
1888—#44218
1887—#30729
1886—#31130
1885—#29832
1884—#20763
1883—#38120
1882—#43717
1881—#48713
1880—#50513
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Logan was already there! It came in at #505, and was given to 13 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1901, when fewer than 9 boys a year got the name.

Where Logan is popular in 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #138 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 721 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Logan, so not publishedMEVermont: #91 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 475 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Logan, so not publishedNHWashington: #166 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,212 boysWAIdaho: #97 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 452 boysIDMontana: #107 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 504 boysMTNorth Dakota: #154 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,104 boysNDMinnesota: #156 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,438 boysMNIllinois: #267 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,165 boysILWisconsin: #138 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,101 boysWIMichigan: #224 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,171 boysMINew York: #469 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 5,502 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Logan, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Logan, so not publishedRIOregon: #105 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 607 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Logan, so not publishedNVWyoming: #96 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 433 boysWYSouth Dakota: #112 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 640 boysSDIowa: #136 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 968 boysIAIndiana: #172 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,507 boysINOhio: #176 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,573 boysOHPennsylvania: #286 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,503 boysPANew Jersey: #393 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,656 boysNJConnecticut: #269 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,849 boysCTCalifornia: #266 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 1,960 boysCAUtah: #129 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 709 boysUTColorado: #168 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,094 boysCONebraska: #124 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 837 boysNEMissouri: #214 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,845 boysMOKentucky: #195 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,910 boysKYWest Virginia: #194 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,930 boysWVVirginia: #216 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,644 boysVAMaryland: #279 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,775 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Logan, so not publishedDEArizona: #130 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 696 boysAZNew Mexico: #298 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,935 boysNMKansas: #129 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 723 boysKSArkansas: #167 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,090 boysARTennessee: #183 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,402 boysTNNorth Carolina: #199 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,447 boysNCSouth Carolina: #442 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,272 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Logan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #150 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 874 boysOKLouisiana: #283 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,792 boysLAMississippi: #306 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,171 boysMSAlabama: #409 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,260 boysALGeorgia: #264 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,963 boysGAHawaii: #194 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 977 boysHITexas: #302 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 2,264 boysTXFlorida: #246 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,696 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Vermont#91 · 1 in 475
  2. Wyoming#96 · 1 in 433
  3. Idaho#97 · 1 in 452
  4. Oregon#105 · 1 in 607
  5. Montana#107 · 1 in 504

Best ever in a state: #1 in North Dakota, 2006.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#9171 in 475
Wyoming#9681 in 433
Idaho#97161 in 452
Oregon#105301 in 607
Montana#107111 in 504
South Dakota#11281 in 640
Nebraska#124141 in 837
Kansas#129241 in 723
Utah#129241 in 709
Arizona#130381 in 696
Iowa#136201 in 968
Alaska#13871 in 721
Wisconsin#138311 in 1,101
Oklahoma#150271 in 874
North Dakota#15451 in 1,104
Minnesota#156221 in 1,438
Washington#166261 in 1,212
Arkansas#167141 in 1,090
Colorado#168231 in 1,094
Indiana#172251 in 1,507
Ohio#176491 in 1,573
Tennessee#183231 in 1,402
Hawaii#19471 in 977
West Virginia#19461 in 1,930
Kentucky#195131 in 1,910
North Carolina#199281 in 1,447
Missouri#214201 in 1,845
Virginia#216231 in 1,644
Michigan#224301 in 2,171
Florida#246441 in 1,696
Georgia#264221 in 1,963
California#2661141 in 1,960
Illinois#267381 in 2,165
Connecticut#26971 in 2,849
Maryland#279101 in 2,775
Louisiana#283201 in 1,792
Pennsylvania#286221 in 3,503
New Mexico#29861 in 1,935
Texas#302651 in 2,264
Mississippi#30681 in 2,171
New Jersey#393101 in 4,656
Alabama#40961 in 4,260
South Carolina#44251 in 4,272
New York#469221 in 5,502
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Maine———
Massachusetts———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Logan
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 8 spots since 2024 (#45 → #53)
  • 37 spots since 2020 (#16 → #53)
  • 39 spots since 2015 (#14 → #53)
  • Biggest jump: 232 spots in 1929 (#1,003 → #771)
  • Biggest drop: 289 spots in 1901 (#490 → #779)
Rise & fade · boys
137 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2017 at #5 (14,061 births)
  • Births halved by 2023, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 2 yrs
  • Top 10: 2 yrs · run 2017–2018
  • Top 100: 35 yrs · run 1991–2025
  • Top 1,000: 127 yrs · run 1973–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 132
  • Highest: 1 in 132 boys born in 2017 were named Logan (0.76%)
  • Latest: 1 in 306 boys born in 2025 (0.33%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 34.5% of all boys named Logan (134,033) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #207 (1884) → #1,165 (1957) → #5 (2017)
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s267#207 (1884)#368
1890s149#456 (1891)#518
1900s136#490 (1900)#688
1910s566#612 (1917)#710
1920s693#698 (1921)#809
1930s482#779 (1934)#931
1940s507#841 (1940)#937
1950s532#892 (1951)#1,019
1960s547#936 (1964)#1,024
1970s1,485#370 (1979)#828
1980s13,983#104 (1989)#221
1990s63,577#42 (1999)#65
2000s134,033#17 (2007)#25
2010s126,850#5 (2017)#15
2020s44,192#16 (2020)#35

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Logan in 1985

girls
#1,410
90 births · 1 in 19,120 girls
boys
#233
995 births · 1 in 1,857 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #1,410Logan90

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #233Logan995
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 19,120 of them was named Logan, which outranked 88.7% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Logan
  1. #1,401Petra91
  2. #1,401Tamesha91
  3. #1,401Tawnya91
  4. #1,410Logan90
  5. #1,410Brittnie90
  6. #1,410Desire90
  7. #1,410Fiona90
  8. #1,424Flor89
  9. #1,424Kellee89
  10. #1,424Nathan89

Tied with 13 names at #1,410; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 1,857 of them was named Logan, which outranked 96.9% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Logan
  1. #230Dane1,003
  2. #231Nicolas1,001
  3. #232Eugene996
  4. #233Logan995
  5. #234Steve990
  6. #235Ramon988
  7. #236Bryce984
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1985 →