Logan

A little hollow in the Ayrshire hills, a clan, a Scottish surname passed down with the land itself — Logan means "little hollow" in Scots Gaelic, a topographical word for a dip in the earth where a stream might gather. The name crossed to North America with Scottish emigrants, lived for a century as a family name, and stepped forward as a first name in the late twentieth century. It now sits at rank 46 in the United States and works comfortably on daughters and sons alike. Two clean syllables with a soft landing on the N. Modern, slightly rugged, and rooted in actual geography rather than invention.