| Pronunciation | /ˈloʊɡən/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Scottish Gaelic |
| Word/name | Logan (surname) |
| Derivation | lag |
| Meaning | "Little Hollow" |
| Region of origin | Scotland |
The given name Logan is derived from the Scottish surname Logan, which is in turn derived from a place name. The likely origin of this surname is a place located near Auchinleck, in Ayrshire. The place name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic lagan, which is a diminutive of lag, which in turn means "hollow". The given name is borne by males and females.
The given name was the 17th most popular name for baby boys born in the United States in 2007 and was the 455th most popular name for baby girls born there in 2007. It was the 54th most popular name for baby boys born in England and Wales in 2007 and was the 12th most popular name for boys born in Scotland in 2007 and the fourth most popular in 2009. It was also among the top 100 most popular names for boys in Canada, Australia, France and Belgium in the last five years. In 2017 it was the 5th most popular in the U.S., 3rd in Canada, 10th in Northern Ireland, and 6th in Scotland. By 2022, it had dropped to 14th in Canada.
People with the given name "Logan"
A
- Logan Alexander (born 1986), Bermudian footballer
- Logan Allen (disambiguation), multiple people
- Logan Arens (born 1996), American actor
- Logan Astley (born 2003), English rugby league footballer
- Logan Austin (born 1995), Australian rules footballer
B
- Logan Bailly (born 1985), Belgian footballer
- Logan Baldwin (born 1996), American baseball player
- Logan Bartholomew (born 1984), American actor
- Logan Bayliss-Brow (born 1999), Scottish rugby league footballer
- Logan Bearden (born 1995), American racing driver
- Logan Beirne, American entrepreneur
- Logan Edwin Bleckley (1827–1907), American lawyer and jurist
- Logan Bolopue (born 1994), American motorcycle racer
- Logan Bonner (born 1998), American football player
- Logan Brill, American singer-songwriter
- Logan Brown (born 1998), Canadian-American ice hockey player
- Logan Browning (born 1989), American actress
- Logan Bruss (born 1999), American football player
- Logan Bye (born 1998), American ice dancer
C
- Logan Campbell (disambiguation), multiple people
- Logan Chalmers (born 2000), Scottish footballer
- Logan Clark (born 1985), American mixed martial artist
- Logan Clendening (1884–1945), American physician
- Logan Cooke (born 1995), American football player
- Logan Cooley (born 2004), American ice hockey player
- Logan Costa (born 2001), Cape Verdean footballer
- Logan Couture (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
- Logan Crowley (born 1996), New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Logan Cunningham (disambiguation), multiple people
- Logan Currie (born 2001), New Zealand cyclist
D
- Logan Darnell (born 1989), American baseball player
- Logan Davidson (born 1997), American baseball player
- Logan Delaurier-Chaubet (born 2002), French footballer
- Logan Dooley (born 1987), American gymnast
- Logan Dorsey (born 2002), American soccer player
- Logan Drake (1899–1940), American baseball player
E
- Logan Easley (born 1961), American baseball player
- Logan Edwards (born 1968), New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Logan Emory (born 1988), American soccer player
F
- Logan Ferland (born 1997), Canadian football player
- Logan Fontaine (born 1999), French swimmer
- Logan Forsythe (born 1987), American baseball player
G
- Logan Gdula (born 1996), American soccer player
- Logan George (born 1990), American film director
- Logan Gilbert (born 1997), American baseball player
- Logan Gillaspie (born 1997), American baseball player
- Logan Giulietti-Schmitt (born 1985), American ice dancer
- Logan Green (born 1983/1984), American entrepreneur
- Logan Gray (born 1986), Scottish curler
- Logan Guleff (born 2002), American television personality
H
- Logan Hall (born 2000), American football player
- Logan Hay (1871–1942), American lawyer and politician
- Logan Henderson (born 1989), American actor and singer
- Logan Henry, New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Logan Hensley (1900–1971), American baseball player
- Logan Hicks (born 1971), American artist
- Logan Hitzeman (born 2001), American soccer player
- Logan Howlett, Australian politician
- Logan Huffman (born 1989), American actor
- Logan Hutchings (born 1984), New Zealand cyclist
I
- Logan Ice (born 1995), American baseball player
J
- Logan James (born 1998), American professional wrestler
K
- Logan Kanapathi, Canadian politician
- Logan Kensing (born 1982), American baseball player
- Logan Ketterer (born 1993), American soccer player
- Logan Kilgore (born 1990), American football player
L
- Logan Lee (born 2000), American football player
- Logan Leistikow (born 1984), American filmmaker
- Logan Lerman (born 1992), American actor
- Logan Long (1878–1933), American politician
- Logan T. Ludwig (born 1945/1946), American religious figure
- Logan Lynn (born 1979), American musician
M
- Logan MacMillan (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
- Logan Mader (born 1970), Canadian guitarist
- Logan Mailloux (born 2003), Canadian ice hockey player
- Logan Mankins (born 1982), American football player
- Logan Marshall (1883–1937), American author
- Logan Marshall-Green (born 1976), American actor
- Logan Martin (disambiguation), multiple people
- Logan McCree (born 1977), stage name of German men's rights activist Philipp Tanzer
- Logan McDonald (born 2002), Australian rules footballer
- Logan McGuinness (born 1987), Canadian boxer
- Logan McMenamie, Canadian bishop
- Logan Miller (born 1992), American actor
- Logan Miller (soccer) (born 1992), American soccer player
- Logan Misuraca (born 1999), American stock car racing driver
- Logan Mitchell (disambiguation), multiple people
- Logan Mize (born 1985), American singer-songwriter
- Logan Morris (1889–1977), American judge
- Logan Morrison (born 1987), American baseball player
- Logan Mulvey (born 1984), American entrepreneur
- Logan Murray, American comedian
N
- Logan Ndenbe (born 2000), Belgian footballer
- Logan Nelson (born 1996), American composer
- Logan Nicoll, American politician
O
- Logan O'Brien (born 1992), American actor
- Logan O'Connor (born 1996), American ice hockey player
- Logan O'Hoppe (born 2000), American baseball player
- Logan Ondrusek (born 1985), American baseball player
- Logan Owen (born 1995), American cyclist
P
- Logan Waller Page (1870–1918), American academic administrator
- Logan Panchot (born 1998), American soccer player
- Logan Paul (born 1995), American social media personality
- Logan Paulsen (born 1987), American football player
- Logan Pause (born 1981), American soccer player
- Logan Payne (born 1985), American football player
- Logan Phillips (born 1982), American politician
- Logan Powell (born 1999), Australian Paralympic swimmer
R
- Logan Ramsey (1921–2000), American actor
- Logan Richardson (born 1980), American musician
- Logan Rogerson (born 1998), New Zealand footballer
- Logan H. Roots (1841–1893), American politician
- Logan Russell (born 1999), Bahamian footballer
- Logan Ryan (born 1991), American football player
S
- Logan Sama, English disc jockey
- Logan Sandler, American writer
- Logan Sankey (born 1998), American ski jumper
- Logan Sargeant (born 2000), American racing driver
- Logan Schafer (born 1986), American baseball player
- Logan Seavey (born 1997), American stock car racing driver
- Logan Shaw (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player
- Logan Shore (born 1994), American baseball player
- Logan Sloane (1918–1980), New Zealand politician
- Logan Pearsall Smith (1865–1946), American essayist
- Logan Staats, Canadian singer-songwriter
- Logan Stankoven (born 2003), Canadian ice hockey player
- Logan Stanley (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player
- Logan Stenberg (born 1997), American football player
- Logan Stephenson (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
- Logan Stieber (born 1991), American wrestler
- Logan Storley (born 1992), American mixed martial artist
- Logan Stutz (born 1988), American basketball player
- Logan Swann (born 1975), New Zealand rugby league footballer
T
- Logan Tanner (born 2000), American baseball player
- Logan Thomas (born 1991), American football player
- Logan Thomas (film director) (born 1973), American film director
- Logan Thompson (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player
- Logan Tom (born 1981), American volleyball player
- Logan Trotter (born 1998), Scottish rugby union footballer
U
- Logan Ury, American psychologist
V
- Logan van Beek (born 1990), New Zealand-Dutch cricketer
- Logan Vander Velden (born 1971), American basketball player
- Logan Archbold Vilas (1891–1976), American aviator
W
- Logan Wade (born 1992), Australian baseball player
- Logan Warmoth (born 1995), American baseball player
- Logan Watkins (born 1989), American baseball player
- Logan Webb (born 1996), American baseball player
- Logan West (born 1994), American beauty queen
- Logan Weston (born 1992), English cricketer
- Logan Whitehurst (1977–2006), American musician
- Logan Wilde (born 1976), American politician
- Logan Wilson (born 1996), American football player
- Logan Woodside (born 1995), American football player
- Logan Wright (1933–1999), American psychologist
- Logan Wyatt (born 1997), American baseball player
Y
- Logan Young (1940–2006), American businessman
- Logan Yuzna, American artist
Fictional characters
- Logan, a character from the 1997 American television sitcom Arsenio
- Logan (film series character), also known as Wolverine, a character in the film series X-Men
- Logan Grimnar, a Space Marine from the Miniature wargame Warhammer 40k
- Logan Everett, American Girl character
See also
- Logan (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for "Logan"
- Logan (surname), a page for people with the surname "Logan"
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 172, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
- ^ Logan Family History, Ancestry.com, retrieved 20 September 2012. This webpage cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
- Behind the Name
- "Table 17-10-0147-01 First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
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