| Logan | Ewan | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Little hollow | Born of the yew |
| Origin | Scottish | Scottish |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | LOH-gun | YOO-un |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1972 |
| Peak year | 2007 (15,331) | 2013 (168) |
| In 2025 | 5,576 | 120 |
| Trend | Declining | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Logan | Ewan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 44,192 | 747 |
| 2010s | 126,850 | 1,361 |
| 2000s | 134,033 | 993 |
| 1990s | 63,577 | 93 |
| 1980s | 13,983 | 29 |
| 1970s | 1,485 | 13 |
| 1960s | 547 | 0 |
| 1950s | 532 | 0 |
| 1940s | 507 | 0 |
| 1930s | 482 | 0 |
| 1920s | 693 | 0 |
| 1910s | 566 | 0 |
| 1900s | 136 | 0 |
| 1890s | 149 | 0 |
| 1880s | 267 | 0 |
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.
Ewan is the Scottish form of Eugene/Owen, “born of the yew” or “youth.”
Logan is more popular than Ewan today: about 5,576 US babies were given the name Logan in 2025, compared with 120 named Ewan.
Logan means Little hollow (Scottish origin), while Ewan means Born of the yew (Scottish origin).
In US records, Logan first appears in 1880 and Ewan in 1972, so Logan has the longer recorded history.