Is Legacy a boy or girl name?
Legacy is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 491 girls and 237 boys were named Legacy, so 67.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 68.4% of the 7,803 US babies named Legacy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #954
- Girl rank, 2024
- #610
- Babies named Legacy since 1994
- 7,803
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 1,095 babies
Boys and girls named Legacy, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 237 | #954 | 491 | #610 |
| 2023 | 295 | #832 | 559 | #541 |
| 2022 | 353 | #734 | 655 | #484 |
| 2021 | 370 | #709 | 725 | #434 |
| 2020 | 316 | #761 | 610 | #500 |
| 2019 | 273 | #828 | 491 | #616 |
| 2018 | 183 | #1,082 | 347 | #789 |
| 2017 | 118 | #1,451 | 280 | #944 |
| 2016 | 77 | #1,911 | 254 | #1,043 |
| 2015 | 59 | #2,266 | 163 | #1,420 |
| 2014 | 34 | #3,278 | 106 | #1,899 |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,463 | 80 | #2,320 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,675 | 77 | #2,417 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,446 | 55 | #3,078 |
| 2010 | 35 | #3,213 | 70 | #2,601 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,455 | 37 | #4,153 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,520 | 35 | #4,411 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 29 | #5,038 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,836 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,926 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,671 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,750 |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,753 | 27 | #4,569 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,672 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,602 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,682 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,265 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,545 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,423 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,109 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,506 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Legacy reached #709 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #434 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Legacy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.