Logen

Meaning & origin

Logen is a modern respelling of the well-established name Logan, itself a Scottish Gaelic surname meaning 'small hollow.' The name Logan had been in consistent use as a given name for boys since the late 19th century, but the variant spelling Logen is a much more recent development, first appearing on U.S. birth records in 1991. The name experienced a modest peak in 2003, though it remains quite rare: in 2025, approximately 1 in 284,679 newborns received the name, and its trajectory has been falling since 2002. While the standard spelling Logan has long ranked among the top 10 names for boys in the United States, Logen remains an uncommon alternative. The name has not been recorded in any top state rankings, reflecting its limited geographic spread. As a creative respelling, Logen carries the same earthy, surname-style appeal as Logan but with a more distinctive edge.

Logen appears to be a modern respelling of Logan, a surname derived from the Scottish Gaelic lagan, a diminutive of lag ('hollow'). The name Logan has been used as a given name since the 19th century, but Logen as a variant spelling is a more recent innovation, first recorded in the United States in 1991.