Boys' name · peaked in 2017
Logan name popularity since 1925
418,339 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Logan (7.6% girls, 92.4% boys). Half of them were born in 2008 or earlier, so the typical Logan is about 18 years old in 2026. Logan peaked in 2017 as the #5 name for boys, and it ranked #53 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 418,339
- Named Logan, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #53
- for boys in 2025 (5,576 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 92.4% boys
- 31,838 girls · 386,501 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.22× its national share
Peak year is the year Logan made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Logan births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2007. Measured as a share of all babies, Logan peaked in 2017.
- Fastest rise: Between 1976 and 1981, Logan became 5.4× more common, from 1 in 13,900 baby boys to 1 in 2,580.
- Steepest fall: Between 2018 and 2023, its share of baby boys fell by 43%, from 1 in 146 to 1 in 255.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Logan's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Logan.
Decade by decade
Babies named Logan in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 313 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 482 | #977 |
| 1940s | 0 | 507 | #924 |
| 1950s | 0 | 532 | #925 |
| 1960s | 0 | 547 | #1,075 |
| 1970s | 106 | 1,485 | #898 |
| 1980s | 1,349 | 13,983 | #233 |
| 1990s | 8,424 | 63,577 | #51 |
| 2000s | 8,371 | 134,033 | #26 |
| 2010s | 8,263 | 126,850 | #14 |
| 2020–25 | 5,325 | 44,192 | #53 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
51.0% of babies named Logan from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Logan is most popular
The index compares Logan's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Logan.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.22× | 3,312 |
| Alaska | 2.02× | 1,255 |
| Idaho | 1.70× | 2,838 |
| Delaware | 1.57× | 1,363 |
| New Hampshire | 1.57× | 2,071 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Logan and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Logan (this page) | 386,501 | 2017 |
| Logen | 1,314 | 2003 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Logan's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Logan.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Logan (2017).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data