Joshua Logan
There are approximately 277 people named Joshua Logan living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,237,380 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Joshua with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Logan. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
277
1 in 1,237,380
Named Joshua
1.2M
Alive today
Named Logan
79K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 1.2M
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1989
Average age: 33
Estimated bearers: 79K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #492
Per 100K: 23.02
Top ancestry: White (64.8%)
First name trend
Joshua: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Joshua. The peak year was 1989 with 44,307 births. The average person named Joshua today is 33 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Logan surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Logan, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 64.8%.
- White64.8%
- Black or African American27.3%
- Hispanic or Latino3.2%
- Two or more races2.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Joshua has a living-bearer frequency of 0.3512% of the US population, based on 1,203,779 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Logan appears at a rate of 23.02 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0230%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 277 people with the full name Joshua Logan. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Joshua
FAQ
Joshua Logan: questions and answers
How many people are named Joshua Logan?
We estimate approximately 277 people in the United States share the full name Joshua Logan. That works out to about 1 in 1,237,380 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.3512%) with the surname frequency (23.02 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Joshua Logan?
We classify Joshua Logan as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,237,380 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Joshua a male or female name?
Joshua is predominantly male. Out of 1,249,012 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Joshua profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.