Unisex name · since 1880

Logan

387,999 babies named Logan in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#88 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#53 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
387,999
born since 1880
2000s
peak decade

Logan currently ranks #53 among unisex names in America, with 387,999 babies recorded since 1880.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Logan has been recorded 387,999 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #53 nationally and more common than 99.6% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #88 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #53 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 387,999 born since 1880
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Logan ranks #88 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #53 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 387,999 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.

#88 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#53 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
387,999
born since 1880
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%99.6%
Logan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Logan's 387,999 recorded births place it above 99.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

51 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Logan compares

387,999 Top 1% higher than 99% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Logan's all-time total is 1,051x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Logan Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 387,999 369 358,536
Peak-year births 15,331 34 22,252

Logan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Logan's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 99% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 1%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1901, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 15,331, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Logan popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Top 100 boys' name
Peak year (2007)
15,331
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
05,00010,00015,00020,000 188018991918193719561975199420132025 5,576

Logan popularity over time - girls

31,838 total births recorded since 1972 (Logan as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 31,838 births
05001,0001,500 197219801987199420012008201520222025 775

Logan by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (134,033 births, 35% of the file).

2000s was Logan's strongest decade.

134,033 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.

Logan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 134,033 births (35% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Logan compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Logan's total volume

Logan vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 1%2%3%4%5%6%7% 6080100120140160 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 3.8%-143, 2.2%-146, 2.5%-146, 2.6%-146, 3.7%-146, 3.3%-146, 4%-146, 1.8%-146, 1.9%-146, 2.3%-144, 2.5%-146, 1.7%-146, 2.1%-146, 2.1%-79, 6.2%Logan-146, 4%Logan
Logan vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Logan by state

Where Logan concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Logan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
35,725 9.2%
#2 Texas
26,866 6.9%
#3 Florida
21,319 5.5%
#4 Ohio
19,242 5.0%
#5 New York
17,638 4.5%
#6 Pennsylvania
17,524 4.5%
#7 Illinois
15,447 4.0%
#8 Michigan
14,446 3.7%
California share of Logan's total US births 9.2%
Even split

35,725 of 387,999 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Logan appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Logan? ▼
387,999 babies have been named Logan since 1880. All-time, it sits at #88 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #53 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 15,331 births.
Where does Logan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Logan ranks #88 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #53 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Logan most popular? ▼
Logan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 134,033 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Logan most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Logan are California (35,725 births), Texas (26,866 births), Florida (21,319 births).
Is Logan a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Logan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 387,999 births, and as a girl's name it has 31,838 births.
How long has the name Logan been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Logan since 1880 -- 146 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Logan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Logen, Loghan, Logun, Logyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Logan's data

  • Logan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (134,033 total births); usage has since declined to 44,192 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Logans (35,725 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Logan

Nearby Names Like Logan

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Logan

Logen Boy
#11128 1,314 births
Loghan Boy
#10139 565 births
Logun Boy
386 births
Logyn Boy
#10148 215 births
Logic Boy
#5371 150 births

Compare Logan side by side: Logan vs Logen Logan vs Loghan Logan vs Logun

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Logan

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Grayson #51
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Weston #55
75,907 births · Peak 2025
Thiago #50
35,200 births · Peak 2025
Waylon #56
55,048 births · Peak 2025
Maverick #49
70,604 births · Peak 2022
Isaiah #57
254,020 births · Peak 2006

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Logan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Logan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.