Is Legend a boy or girl name?
Legend is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 33 girls and 2,275 boys were named Legend, so 1.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.8% of the 24,856 US babies named Legend were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #157
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,326
- Babies named Legend since 1993
- 24,856
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 3,239 babies
Boys and girls named Legend, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,275 | #157 | 33 | #4,326 |
| 2023 | 2,500 | #145 | 47 | #3,403 |
| 2022 | 2,899 | #132 | 69 | #2,565 |
| 2021 | 3,182 | #118 | 57 | #2,944 |
| 2020 | 2,847 | #127 | 67 | #2,567 |
| 2019 | 2,578 | #150 | 70 | #2,523 |
| 2018 | 1,733 | #216 | 80 | #2,288 |
| 2017 | 1,461 | #255 | 76 | #2,393 |
| 2016 | 1,147 | #311 | 70 | #2,550 |
| 2015 | 814 | #391 | 52 | #3,195 |
| 2014 | 522 | #536 | 41 | #3,757 |
| 2013 | 326 | #719 | 18 | #6,900 |
| 2012 | 263 | #833 | 21 | #6,236 |
| 2011 | 215 | #929 | 13 | #8,935 |
| 2010 | 214 | #942 | 15 | #8,121 |
| 2009 | 191 | #1,020 | 25 | #5,642 |
| 2008 | 163 | #1,124 | 20 | #6,713 |
| 2007 | 94 | #1,643 | 17 | #7,605 |
| 2006 | 65 | #2,050 | 17 | #7,353 |
| 2005 | 88 | #1,579 | 15 | #7,742 |
| 2004 | 45 | #2,468 | 8 | #12,278 |
| 2003 | 31 | #3,082 | 9 | #10,928 |
| 2002 | 40 | #2,494 | 8 | #11,718 |
| 2001 | 40 | #2,460 | 16 | #6,827 |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,959 | 12 | #8,328 |
| 1999 | 41 | #2,252 | 13 | #7,500 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,560 | 16 | #6,242 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,985 | 16 | #6,043 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,944 | 8 | #10,112 |
| 1995 | 29 | #2,597 | 11 | #7,832 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,301 | 7 | #11,236 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,621 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Legend reached #118 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #2,288 in 2018. 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.
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.