Boy name · English
Legend
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: from the English word legendLegend is a boy's name that is of English origin: from the English word legend. It is used in English.
- Meaning
- From the English word legend
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Boy
- US rank
- #193 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Legend
As a boy's name, Legend is of English origin: from the English word legend. It is used in English.
Meaning checked against Behind the Name. How we research names
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How popular is Legend?
- US rank in 2025
- #193
- 1,862 babies, 1,090 per million boys
- Best rank
- #118 in 2021
- 3,186 babies that year
- Babies since 1993
- At least 25,805
- Years with under 5 are not listed
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| 1990s | 7 per million |
| 2000s | 39 per million |
| 2010s | 493 per million |
| 2020s | 1,505 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #310 | #255 | #216 | #150 | #127 | #118 | #132 | #145 | #157 | #193 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Legend
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- LelandFallow land (Old English, boy)
- LeventTall and handsome; an Ottoman marine (Turkish, boy)
Names with a similar meaning
- PenelopeProbably from a Greek word for a type of duck (Greek, girl)
- StevenMedieval English variant of Stephen, crown (Greek, boy)
- SuhailThe star Canopus, from a word for smooth (Arabic, boy)
- VegaMeadow in Spanish; in English, the bright star (Spanish and Arabic, girl)
- AceFrom the English word ace, highest rank (English, boy)
- AfsanehLegend, fairy tale (Persian, girl)
- AramRipe chestnuts, a native Korean word (Korean, girl)
- AreumBeauty, a native Korean word (Korean, girl)
- AriaFrom the Italian word aria, song, melody; literally air (Italian, girl)
- BadaSea, a native Korean word (Korean, unisex)
Middle names for Legend
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.
More boy names from English
- AinsleyFrom a place named for a solitary or hermitage clearing (English, unisex)
- ArmstrongStrong in the arm (English, boy)
- JacksonFrom a surname meaning son of Jack (English, boy)
- AdairFrom a surname derived from Edgar (English, unisex)
- AndersonSon of Andrew (English, boy)
- ArloMeaning uncertain; perhaps from Spenser's Arlo Hill (English, boy)
- AyrtonSettlement on the River Aire (English, boy)
- BayA sheltered curve of coast (English, unisex)
- BensonFrom a surname meaning son of Benedict (English, boy)
- BrysonFrom a surname meaning son of Brice (English, boy)
Legend: common questions
What does the name Legend mean?
Legend is of English origin: from the English word legend. Checked against Behind the Name.
Is Legend a boy or girl name?
Legend is mainly a boy's name. In 2025, 21 girls and 1,862 boys in the US were named Legend, according to Social Security Administration data.
Where does the name Legend come from?
Legend is of English origin: from the English word legend. Today it is used in English.
How popular is the name Legend?
Legend ranked #193 in the US in 2025, with 1,862 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Legend?
Names spelled like Legend include Leland and Levent.
What middle names go with Legend?
Middle names that flow well with Legend include Alton, Ansel, David, Ethan and Mark. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.