Legend Boy
How popular is Legend?
#193 boy name in 2025
1,862 baby boys were named Legend in the US in 2025, making it the 193rd most popular boy name. Another 21 girls got the name (#5,721 for girls).
26,650living people named Legend (est.)
6median age of people named Legend
26,773babies named Legend since 1880
1 in 1,761US babies born in 2025
Legend popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #193 for boys (▼ 36 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,862 boys, 21 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+128% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #391 in 2015, #127 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (3,186 boys) |
| Highest rank | #118 in 2021 |
| First recorded | 1993 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 97% boys, 3% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Legend is most popular
Babies named Legend per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Mississippi: 5.2 per 1,000 (298 boys)
- Delaware: 4.9 per 1,000 (75 boys)
- Hawaii: 4.7 per 1,000 (73 boys)
- District of Columbia: 4.3 per 1,000 (64 boys)
- Louisiana: 4.1 per 1,000 (415 boys)
Legend by decade
Boy names about as popular as Legend
Questions
- Is Legend a boy or girl name?
- Legend is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Legend were boys.
- How popular is the name Legend?
- 1,862 baby boys were named Legend in the US in 2025, making it the 193rd most popular boy name. Another 21 girls got the name (#5,721 for girls).
- When was Legend most popular?
- Legend peaked in 2021, when 3,186 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #118 in 2021.
- How many people are named Legend?
- 26,773 babies have been named Legend in the US since 1880. We estimate about 26,650 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Legend most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Legend was most common in Mississippi, at 5.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.