| Douglas | Logan | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Dark water, dark stream | Little hollow |
| Origin | scottish | Scottish |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | DUG-las | LOH-gun |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 1957 (16,730) | 2007 (15,331) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 5,576 |
| Trend | Vintage | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Douglas | Logan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,929 | 44,192 |
| 2010s | 4,487 | 126,850 |
| 2000s | 8,661 | 134,033 |
| 1990s | 21,972 | 63,577 |
| 1980s | 41,746 | 13,983 |
| 1970s | 65,155 | 1,485 |
| 1960s | 134,989 | 547 |
| 1950s | 148,205 | 532 |
| 1940s | 80,760 | 507 |
| 1930s | 26,031 | 482 |
| 1920s | 17,301 | 693 |
| 1910s | 6,908 | 566 |
| 1900s | 950 | 136 |
| 1890s | 585 | 149 |
| 1880s | 334 | 267 |
From Scottish Gaelic 'dubh glais' meaning 'dark stream' or 'dark water' (dubh 'dark' + glais 'stream, water'), originally a river name and clan surname.
Logan is a Scottish surname and place name from the Gaelic lagan, “little hollow.” A surname turned first name, it has soared in recent decades for boys and, increasingly, girls.
Logan is more popular than Douglas today: about 5,576 US babies were given the name Logan in 2025, compared with 0 named Douglas.
Douglas means Dark water, dark stream (scottish origin), while Logan means Little hollow (Scottish origin).
In US records, Douglas first appears in 0 and Logan in 1880, so Douglas has the longer recorded history.