Meaning of the nameLogan
- Male
- Celtic origin
- Lo-gan
Logan is a masculine name of Scottish origin, passed down from a surname that comes from the Scottish Gaelic lag, 'small depression'.
- People (2022)
- 1,666
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,816
- Median age
- 11 years
- 2010 Census
- 788
- people
Logan in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Logan, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (619 people).
0 women 1,651 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Logan is most common
States with the highest share of people named Logan in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 482 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 177 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 174 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 173 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 122 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 66 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 47 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 46 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 40 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 36 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 32 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 31 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 30 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 21 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Logan
Logan is a Scottish surname taken from a village in Ayrshire, Scotland; Wiktionary links it to the Scottish Gaelic lag, 'small depression', and gives lagan, 'small valley', for the name of the village. Wiktionary records its use as a masculine given name since at least the nineteenth century, and Behind the Name describes it as common in English-speaking countries since the end of the twentieth century. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,666 people named Logan, with a median age of 11.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Logan · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Logan · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Logan
What does the name Logan mean?
Logan means “small depression in the terrain”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Logan in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,666 people with the first name Logan, which ranks it number 5,816 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Logan a boy's or a girl's name?
Logan is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,651 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Logan?
Logan is a name of Celtic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Logan most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.002% of the state's population is named Logan (174 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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