Boys' name · peaked in 2021
Legend name popularity since 1925
26,773 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Legend (3.6% girls, 96.4% boys). Half of them were born in 2020 or earlier, so the typical Legend is about 6 years old in 2026. Legend peaked in 2021 as the #118 name for boys, and it ranked #193 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 26,773
- Named Legend, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #193
- for boys in 2025 (1,862 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 96.4% boys
- 968 girls · 25,805 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 3.78× its national share
Peak year is the year Legend made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Legend births per year, 1925–2025
2021 was the biggest year for Legend both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2012 and 2017, Legend became 5.7× more common, from 1 in 7,210 baby boys to 1 in 1,270.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 34%, from 1 in 605 to 1 in 917.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Legend's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Legend.
Decade by decade
Babies named Legend in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1990s | 71 | 146 | #2,597 |
| 2000s | 147 | 787 | #1,579 |
| 2010s | 456 | 9,278 | #391 |
| 2020–25 | 294 | 15,594 | #193 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
92.9% of babies named Legend from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Legend is most popular
The index compares Legend's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Legend.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3.78× | 342 |
| Georgia | 2.48× | 1,741 |
| Florida | 2.29× | 2,094 |
| South Carolina | 1.89× | 673 |
| North Carolina | 1.76× | 1,264 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Legend's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Legend.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Legend (2021).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data