How popular is the baby name Logan in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Logan.

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Popularity of the baby name Logan


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Popular baby names in Scotland (UK), 2011

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Scotland’s General Register Office has just announced the top baby names in Scotland for 2011:

Girl Names

  1. Sophie
  2. Lily
  3. Ava
  4. Olivia
  5. Emily
  6. Lucy
  7. Isla
  8. Jessica
  9. Chloe
  10. Ellie

Boy Names

  1. Jack
  2. Lewis
  3. James
  4. Logan
  5. Ethan
  6. Daniel
  7. Ryan
  8. Alexander
  9. Harry
  10. Aaron

Fast-risers outside the top ten include Riley, Mason and Ruaridh for boys and Kara, Sophia and Lilly for girls.

As far as very Scottish names go, there were 192 babies named Eilidh, 15 named Mhairi and 9 named Murdo, but none named Alexina, Angusina, Murdina or Williamina.

One-of-a-kind names include Boo-Tiger (boy), Eniileri (girl), Jesuslovesme (boy), Holly-Madison (girl), Iowa (girl), Laedemi (boy), Legion (boy), Occeanna-Lake (girl), Process (boy), Texas (girl), Thora-Toshihime-Kyoko-Freya (girl) and Willieboy (boy).

To learn more, download the name/data tables at the page Babies’ First Names 2011.

Source: Revealed: Scotland’s most popular baby names

Image: Adapted from Flag of the United Kingdom (public domain)

Popular baby names in Nova Scotia (Canada), 2010

According to Nova Scotia’s Registry of Vital Statistics, the top baby names in 2010 were Ella and Owen:

Girl Names

  1. Ella, 61 baby girls
  2. Olivia, 60
  3. Ava, 59
  4. Emma, 53 (tie)
  5. Lily, 53 (tie)
  6. Abigail, 48 (tie)
  7. Sophie, 48 (tie)
  8. Emily, 47
  9. Chloe, 41
  10. Alexis, 40 (3-way tie)
  11. Isabella, 40 (3-way tie)
  12. Madison, 40 (3-way tie)

Boy Names

  1. Owen, 77 baby boys
  2. Liam, 76
  3. Benjamin, 73
  4. Ethan, 70 (tie)
  5. Jacob, 70 (tie)
  6. Logan, 58
  7. William, 52
  8. Carter, 51
  9. Jack, 49
  10. Samuel, 45
  11. Nathan, 43
  12. Alexander, 41
  13. Brayden, 40 (tie)
  14. Noah, 40 (tie)

A total of 8,784 babies were born in the province last year.

Source: “Ella, Owen top baby names in Nova Scotia.” CBC News 24 Aug. 2001.

Where did the baby name Vilas come from in 1913?

American aviator Jack Vilas (1891-1976)
Jack Vilas

Back in 1913, at least two dozen baby boys in the U.S. were suddenly named Vilas, making Vilas the most popular debut name for baby boys that year:

  • 1915: 16 baby boys named Vilas
  • 1914: 13 baby boys (and 6 baby girls) named Vilas
  • 1913: 24 baby boys named Vilas [debut]
  • 1912: unlisted
  • 1911: unlisted

Many of these babies were born in Wisconsin specifically:

  • 1915: 8 babies named Vilas in Wisconsin
  • 1914: 7 babies named Vilas in Wisconsin
  • 1913: 10 babies named Vilas in Wisconsin
  • 1912: unlisted
  • 1911: unlisted

Data from the Social Security Death Index (which is more accurate than the SSA data for the late 1800s and early 1900s) shows the same 1913 spike and the same high usage in Wisconsin:

  • 1915: 25 people named Vilas (7 in WI, 2 in MI)
  • 1914: 27 people named Vilas (8 in WI, 2 in IL)
  • 1913: 45 people named Vilas (15 WI, 3 in IL)
  • 1912: 25 people named Vilas (13 WI, 1 in IL, 1 in MI)
  • 1911: 24 people named Vilas (8 in WI)

So what inspired the spike?

The spike was inspired by aviation pioneer Logan Archbold “Jack” Vilas. He purchased a hydro-aeroplane from Glenn Curtiss in the spring of 1913 and, while his plane was being built, went to flight school (for just four weeks!). Soon after that, Vilas became the first person to fly across Lake Michigan, traveling west from St. Joseph, Michigan, to Chicago, Illinois, in about an hour and a half on July 1, 1913.

But this doesn’t explain why Wisconsinites liked the name so much even before Jack Vilas came along.

It seems that people in the Badger State already had an affinity for the name Vilas thanks to a pair of Wisconsin politicians: Levi Vilas (1811-1879) and his son William Vilas (1840-1908).

Jack was actually a distant cousin of Levi and William. Their closest common ancestor was Noah Vilas, born in Massachusetts in 1733. Noah’s father Peter brought the surname over from England.

Sources:

Image: San Diego Air & Space Museum

Popular baby names in Wyoming, 2010

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According to the Wyoming Department of Health, nearly 7,500 babies were born in Wyoming in 2010. The most popular baby names were…

Boy NamesGirl Names
1. James [tied]
1. Logan [tied]
3. Aiden
4. Wyatt
5. Samuel
6. Gabriel [tied]
6. Jayden [tied]
6. Kayden [tied]
9. Brayden		1. Isabella
2. Madison
3. Chloe
4. Sophia
5. Addison
6. Brooklyn
7. Abigail
8. Hailey

Check out the -ayden dominance on the boys’ list! Aiden, Jayden, Kayden, Brayden…four of the top nine are -aydens. Crazy.

Image: Adapted from Flag of Wyoming (public domain)