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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #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 1987

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #64 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 247 boysAKMaine: #133 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,021 boysMEVermont: #86 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 471 boysVTNew Hampshire: #107 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 758 boysNHWashington: #123 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 755 boysWAIdaho: #61 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 226 boysIDMontana: #59 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 197 boysMTNorth Dakota: #87 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 358 boysNDMinnesota: #118 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 802 boysMNIllinois: #243 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,738 boysILWisconsin: #110 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 753 boysWIMichigan: #159 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,175 boysMINew York: #339 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,991 boysNYMassachusetts: #238 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,550 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Logan, so not publishedRIOregon: #86 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 433 boysORNevada: #115 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 679 boysNVWyoming: #62 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 219 boysWYSouth Dakota: #69 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 263 boysSDIowa: #71 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 305 boysIAIndiana: #78 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 420 boysINOhio: #131 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 966 boysOHPennsylvania: #182 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,552 boysPANew Jersey: #413 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,991 boysNJConnecticut: #199 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,780 boysCTCalifornia: #231 for boys · 158 births · 1 in 1,511 boysCAUtah: #79 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 299 boysUTColorado: #110 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 630 boysCONebraska: #80 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 356 boysNEMissouri: #98 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 542 boysMOKentucky: #86 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 478 boysKYWest Virginia: #78 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 423 boysWVVirginia: #135 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 896 boysVAMaryland: #229 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,940 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Logan, so not publishedDEArizona: #108 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 526 boysAZNew Mexico: #236 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,265 boysNMKansas: #74 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 338 boysKSArkansas: #94 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 467 boysARTennessee: #99 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 576 boysTNNorth Carolina: #125 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 741 boysNCSouth Carolina: #213 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,340 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Logan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #107 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 520 boysOKLouisiana: #152 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 748 boysLAMississippi: #201 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,169 boysMSAlabama: #172 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,013 boysALGeorgia: #192 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,231 boysGAHawaii: #134 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 675 boysHITexas: #175 for boys · 165 births · 1 in 869 boysTXFlorida: #153 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 914 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#59 · 1 in 197
  2. Idaho#61 · 1 in 226
  3. Wyoming#62 · 1 in 219
  4. Alaska#64 · 1 in 247
  5. South Dakota#69 · 1 in 263

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#59251 in 197
Idaho#61291 in 226
Wyoming#62121 in 219
Alaska#64181 in 247
South Dakota#69181 in 263
Iowa#71581 in 305
Kansas#74491 in 338
Indiana#78881 in 420
West Virginia#78251 in 423
Utah#79531 in 299
Nebraska#80301 in 356
Kentucky#86501 in 478
Oregon#86411 in 433
Vermont#8671 in 471
North Dakota#87141 in 358
Arkansas#94321 in 467
Missouri#98661 in 542
Tennessee#99561 in 576
New Hampshire#107101 in 758
Oklahoma#107401 in 520
Arizona#108541 in 526
Colorado#110391 in 630
Wisconsin#110431 in 753
Nevada#115101 in 679
Minnesota#118381 in 802
Washington#123421 in 755
North Carolina#125561 in 741
Ohio#131791 in 966
Maine#13371 in 1,021
Hawaii#134101 in 675
Virginia#135441 in 896
Louisiana#152431 in 748
Florida#153871 in 914
Michigan#159551 in 1,175
Alabama#172251 in 1,013
Texas#1751651 in 869
Pennsylvania#182501 in 1,552
Georgia#192371 in 1,231
Connecticut#199121 in 1,780
Mississippi#201141 in 1,169
South Carolina#213161 in 1,340
Maryland#229151 in 1,940
California#2311581 in 1,511
New Mexico#23691 in 1,265
Massachusetts#238161 in 2,550
Illinois#243471 in 1,738
New York#339421 in 2,991
New Jersey#413101 in 4,991
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
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 1987

girls
#1,109
135 births · 1 in 12,879 girls
boys
#144
1,951 births · 1 in 957 boys

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #1,109Logan135

Top boys' names in 1987

  1. #1Michael63,664
  2. #2Christopher54,493
  3. #3Matthew46,511
  4. #4Joshua40,002
  5. #5David36,795
  6. #6Andrew36,206
  7. #7Daniel35,876
  8. #8James32,659
  9. #9Justin31,491
  10. #10Robert30,237
  11. #144Logan1,951
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 12,879 of them was named Logan, which outranked 91.6% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Logan
  1. #1,106Chanda136
  2. #1,106Malia136
  3. #1,106Mikaela136
  4. #1,109Logan135
  5. #1,109Breana135
  6. #1,109Franchesca135
  7. #1,109Kandis135
  8. #1,115Adriane134
  9. #1,115Asha134
  10. #1,115Corinna134

Tied with 5 names at #1,109; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,808Janay#2,195 → #387
  2. ↑ 1,048Channing#1,638 → #590
  3. ↑ 786Ayla#1,380 → #594
  4. ↑ 714Yessenia#1,439 → #725
  5. ↑ 648Denisse#1,602 → #954
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,153Halley#580 → #1,733
  2. ↓ 674Cherrelle#879 → #1,553
  3. ↓ 637Sharday#933 → #1,570
  4. ↓ 613Sharde#873 → #1,486
  5. ↓ 539Shardae#832 → #1,371

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

boys

1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 957 of them was named Logan, which outranked 98.2% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Logan
  1. #141Dylan1,997
  2. #142Lance1,993
  3. #143Marc1,967
  4. #144Logan1,951
  5. #145Kristopher1,938
  6. #146Lawrence1,899
  7. #147Bobby1,889
Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 994Trevin#1,962 → #968
  2. ↑ 819Conner#1,617 → #798
  3. ↑ 593Mychal#1,363 → #770
  4. ↑ 503Jaren#1,457 → #954
  5. ↑ 457Corbin#1,049 → #592
Fallers
  1. ↓ 623Durell#816 → #1,439
  2. ↓ 336Jayce#694 → #1,030
  3. ↓ 267Rasheed#921 → #1,188
  4. ↓ 263Deshaun#971 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 260Britt#880 → #1,140

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

See the top 100 for 1987 →