Boys' name · since 1993
Legend
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 25,805 babies named Legend, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #733 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #194 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,805
- born since 1993
- 2020s
- peak decade
25,805 babies have been named Legend since 1993, making it today's #194 boys' name.
Legend has 25,805 recorded births among boys since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #194 as of the latest data, more common than 99% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #733 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #194 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 25,805 born since 1993
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Legend ranks #733 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #194 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 25,805 born since 1993, peaking in the 2020s.
- #733 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #194 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,805
- born since 1993
- 2020s
- peak decade
Legend's 25,805 recorded births place it above 98.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Legend compares
25,805 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Legend's all-time total is 70x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Legend | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25,805 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,186 | 34 | 22,252 |
Legend's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Legend splits its recorded history at 2009: 97% of all births land in the more recent half, 3% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (10 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 3,186 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Legend popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 3,186
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Legend popularity over time - girls
968 total births recorded since 1994 (Legend as girls' name)
Legend by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (15,594 births, 60% of the file).
2020s was Legend's strongest decade.
15,594 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Legend births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 146
1990s
146 births
- 2000s 787
2000s
787 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,278 births
- 2020s
2020s
15,594 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 15,594 births (60% of all-time use).
How Legend compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Legend's total volume
Legend by state
Where Legend concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,438 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 2,084 | 8.1% |
| #3 | California | | 1,860 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 1,683 | 6.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 1,258 | 4.9% |
| #6 | New York | | 1,240 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 1,139 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 952 | 3.7% |
2,438 of 25,805 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Legend appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Legend's data
- Texas records the most Legends (2,438 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Legend: 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 (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Legend 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.