Logan
Pronounced L AO1 G IH2 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2007
- 145 years in use
- 3 spellings
How popular is Logan?
Logan is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 415,928 children — the 94th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 28% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2007, when 15,446 children were given it.
Three other spellings are counted in that total — Logen, Logyn and Login — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Logan and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Logen
- Logyn
- Login
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- L AO1 G IH2 N · L OW1 G AH0 N · L OW1 G AY1 N · L OW1 G IH1 N · L OW1 JH EH1 N
- Stress pattern:
- 12 · 10 · 11 · 11 · 11
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Logan
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Logan
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Logan?
- Logan ranks 94th among boys' names in US records, with 415,928 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 100,269.
- Is Logan a unisex name?
- No. Logan is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Logan most popular?
- 2007, when 15,446 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Logan spelled?
- Logen, Logyn, Login. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.