Logan
Logan is a boy name of Scottish origin, meaning From the little hollow.
What Logan means
From the little hollow.
Logan sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Logan comes from
Scottish names draw on both Gaelic and Scots, and many began as clan or place names before becoming personal ones.
Logan is recorded as Scottish in origin. Browse other Scottish names.
How popular is Logan?
In the boy name rankings we track, Logan falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Logan
Logan spans the natural world and Earth, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Logan
These share Logan's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Glen — From the valley.
- Landon — From the long hill.
- Bradley — Broad meadow.
- Bryn — Hill; a high mound.
- Camden — Winding valley.
- Canyon — A deep gorge in the earth.
- Dale — From the valley.
- Heath — The open moorland.
- Holden — From the deep valley.
- Ridge — From the mountain crest.
- Stanley — Dweller by the stony meadow.
- Avani — The earth.
More Scottish names
- Lennox — With many elm trees.
- Maisy — Pearl; child of light.
- Lachlan — From the land of lakes.
- Malcolm — Devotee of Saint Columba.
- Knox — From the round hill.
- Monroe — From the mouth of the river.
- Kenneth — Handsome; born of fire.
- Mungo — Dear friend.
- Jamie — Supplanter; one who follows.
- Paisley — Church; a swirling pattern.