Recorded 2003–2018 Boys' name Peak 2003 18 births

Legolas — boys' name

18 babies named Legolas in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

18 boys have been named Legolas since 2003, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.

18
total births
2003–2018
years on record
2010s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Legolas was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

7 babies were named Legolas in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Legolas

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Legolas between 2003 and 2018, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Legolas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Legolas performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Legolas shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Legolas in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Legolas at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

18

Since 2003

16 years of records

Peak year

2003

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2003

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2018

Legolas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2003

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2003)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201820152003 7

Legolas by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
11 births that decade — 61% of Legolas's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Legolas?
18 babies have been named Legolas since 2003. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2003 with 7 births.
When was Legolas most popular?
Legolas was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Legolas been used?
Legolas has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 16 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Legolas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Legend, Legacy, Legrand, Legion, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.