| Lachlan | Logan | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | From the land of lochs | Little hollow |
| Origin | Scottish | Scottish |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | LOK-lan | LOH-gun |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1952 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 2025 (468) | 2007 (15,331) |
| In 2025 | 468 | 5,576 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Lachlan | Logan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2,249 | 44,192 |
| 2010s | 2,697 | 126,850 |
| 2000s | 920 | 134,033 |
| 1990s | 185 | 63,577 |
| 1980s | 31 | 13,983 |
| 1970s | 5 | 1,485 |
| 1960s | 5 | 547 |
| 1950s | 16 | 532 |
| 1940s | 0 | 507 |
| 1930s | 0 | 482 |
| 1920s | 0 | 693 |
| 1910s | 0 | 566 |
| 1900s | 0 | 136 |
| 1890s | 0 | 149 |
| 1880s | 0 | 267 |
Lachlan means “from the land of lochs,” originally “Viking” or “from Norway.”
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 Lachlan today: about 5,576 US babies were given the name Logan in 2025, compared with 468 named Lachlan.
Lachlan means From the land of lochs (Scottish origin), while Logan means Little hollow (Scottish origin).
In US records, Lachlan first appears in 1952 and Logan in 1880, so Logan has the longer recorded history.