Unisex name · since 1994
Legacy
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 5,774 babies named Legacy, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,333 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #663 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,774
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
5,774 babies have been named Legacy since 1994, making it today's #663 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Legacy recorded 5,774 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #663 nationally today, ahead of 96% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #2,333 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #663 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,774 born since 1994
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Legacy ranks #2,333 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #663 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,774 born since 1994, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,333 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #663 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,774
- born since 1994
- 2020s
- peak decade
Legacy's 5,774 recorded births place it above 96.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Legacy compares
5,774 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Legacy's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Legacy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,774 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 725 | 21 | 19,840 |
Legacy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Legacy splits its recorded history at 2010: 93% of all births land in the more recent half, 7% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1995 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 725 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Legacy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 725
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Legacy popularity over time - boys
2,709 total births recorded since 2002 (Legacy as boys' name)
Legacy by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (3,473 births, 60% of the file).
2020s was Legacy's strongest decade.
3,473 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Legacy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 101
1990s
101 births
- 2000s 277
2000s
277 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,923 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,473 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 3,473 births (60% of all-time use).
How Legacy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Legacy's total volume
Legacy by state
Where Legacy concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 535 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 400 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 339 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 310 | 5.4% |
| #5 | California | | 284 | 4.9% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 284 | 4.9% |
| #7 | New York | | 237 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 211 | 3.7% |
535 of 5,774 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Legacy appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Legacy's data
- Texas records the most Legacys (535 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Legacy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Legacy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.