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 [ 2 syll. lo-gan, log-an ] The girl name Logan is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced LOWGahN KEY. Logan's language of origin is Celtic. It is predominantly used in English and Scottish. The first name is derived from the Scottish family name, which is from a Scottish place name so called in Ayrshire; the place name is from the Gaelic lagan ('little hollow'). The first name is used largely in Scotland. See Logan for more info. A form of the name is the English Loganne. Logan is a rather popular baby girl name. The name increased in popularity from the 1980s up to the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only sporadic use. Its usage peaked modestly in 1996 with 0.057% of baby girls being named Logan. It was #257 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a decline in frequency since then. In 2008, it ranked at #430 with a usage of 0.035%, but it was nevertheless the most popular among all girl names in its family. In the last century Logan has primarily been a boy name. In 2007, 21 times more boys than girls were given the name Logan. Baby names that sound like Logan include the Indian Lakshmi, the English Lashaun, the English Lashawn, the English Lashon, the English Leighan, the English Lexine, the German Lieschen, the English Lisan, the Dutch and English Lisanne, the English Lizanne, the English Loganne, the German Lotchen, the Armenian and Slavic Lucine, the English L'Shawn, the English Lagina, the English Lakenya, the Indian Lakshana, the English Lashannon, the English Lashauna, and the English Lashawna. KEY: Pronunciation for Logan: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
