Boys' name · since 1938

Legrant

Since 1938, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Legrant, peaking in 1938. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#35,210 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 1938
1930s
peak decade

Legrant sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 10 recorded since 1938.

Legrant has 10 recorded births among boys since 1938, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 1954.

  • #35,210 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 10 born since 1938
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Legrant ranks #35,210 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1938, peaking in the 1930s.

#35,210 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 1938
1930s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Legrant's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Legrant's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Legrant splits its recorded history at 1954: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births).

Legrant popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1954

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1938)
5
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
5 19381954 5

Legrant by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).

1930s was Legrant's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Legrant births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Legrant?
Legrant has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1938, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #35,210 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1954. 5 babies were born in 1938, its single highest year.
Where does Legrant sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Legrant ranks #35,210 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Legrant most popular?
Legrant was most popular in the 1930s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
How long has the name Legrant been used?
Records for Legrant go back to 1938, giving 17 years of history through 1954.
What names are similar to Legrant?
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.

What to do with Legrant's data

  • Legrant's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Legrant

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Legrant: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1938–1954 (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 Legrant 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.