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Legend name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Legend ranks #193 in male records (1,862 reported) and #5,833 in female records (21 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#5,833 · 21 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 12 female records (33 to 21); rank moved from #4,339 to #5,833.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 36 female records (57 to 21); rank moved from #2,946 to #5,833.
2025 male rank and count
#193 · 1,862 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 426 male records (2,288 to 1,862); rank moved from #157 to #193.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 1,324 male records (3,186 to 1,862); rank moved from #118 to #193.
Peak year in available data
2021: 3,186 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Legend becoming more popular?

Legend's reported male count decreased by 426 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #157 to #193. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Legend in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for LegendFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.3,1860201620252016: 70 female records2017: 76 female records2018: 80 female records2019: 70 female records2020: 67 female records2021: 57 female records2022: 69 female records2023: 47 female records2024: 33 female records2025: 21 female records2016: 1,148 male records2017: 1,461 male records2018: 1,734 male records2019: 2,578 male records2020: 2,852 male records2021: 3,186 male records2022: 2,901 male records2023: 2,505 male records2024: 2,288 male records2025: 1,862 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025215,8331,862193
2024334,3392,288157
2023473,4062,505145
2022692,5672,901132
2021572,9463,186118
2020672,5682,852127
2019702,5252,578150
2018802,2891,734216
2017762,3941,461255
2016702,5501,148310

Questions about Legend’s popularity

How common is Legend in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Legend ranks #193 in male records (1,862 reported) and #5,833 in female records (21 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Legend?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Legend only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Legend creates a match.

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