Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2021

Legaci

Gender Unisex · 88% girls Rank 2025 #2,165 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#2,165
among girls · ↓76 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
97
named Legaci · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,689
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
188 babies
All-time total
1,213
#7,156 all-time among girls
First recorded
1998
in Social Security records

Legaci popularity over time

1,213 babies have been named Legaci since 1998, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
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1990s 5 – 5 1 – #15,487
2000s 13 – 13 1 +160% #9,186
2010s 357 26 383 38 +2846% #2,212
2020s (to 2025) 696 116 812 135 +253% #1,395

Where Legaci is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 87 0.05 outside top 500
2027 88 0.05 outside top 500
2028 89 0.06 outside top 500
2029 89 0.06 outside top 500
2030 90 0.06 outside top 500

Where Legaci is most popular

Girls named Legaci per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.070 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Legaci born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 33 0.377 +438%
Mississippi 17 0.363 +418%
Arkansas 10 0.189 +170%
North Carolina 33 0.145 +107%
Alabama 13 0.138 +97%
Michigan 23 0.126 +80%
Georgia 28 0.123 +76%
Virginia 20 0.117 +67%
Texas 87 0.108 +54%
Florida 34 0.079 +13%
South Carolina 6 0.067 -5%
Ohio 15 0.063 -10%
Indiana 6 0.043 -39%
Missouri 5 0.041 -41%
Illinois 8 0.035 -50%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -55%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
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New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
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New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Legaci

Legaci is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,165 in 2025 with 86 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1998, 1,213 American babies have been named Legaci, about 88% girls and 12% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2021, when 188 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Legaci stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Legaci?

The median living Legaci is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 6. An estimated 1,200 people named Legaci are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Legaci year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 86 #2,165 11 #7,468
2024 92 #2,089 15 #6,063
2023 124 #1,676 19 #5,174
2022 110 #1,854 23 #4,522
2021 157 #1,395 31 #3,619
2020 127 #1,638 17 #5,373
2019 84 #2,212 19 #5,074
2018 80 #2,288 – –
2017 60 #2,825 7 #10,338
2016 27 #5,077 – –
2015 23 #5,760 – –
2014 21 #6,121 – –
2013 22 #5,933 – –
2012 21 #6,238 – –
2011 8 #12,859 – –
2010 11 #10,181 – –
2009 13 #9,186 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Legaci, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Legaci?

The median living Legaci is about 4 years old. Half of all living Legacis are between 2 and 6 years old.

How many people named Legaci are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Legaci are alive in the United States, based on 1,213 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Legaci in 2025?

Legaci ranked #2,165 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 86 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Legaci?

1,213 babies have been named Legaci in the United States since 1998, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Legaci most popular?

Legaci peaked in 2021, when 188 newborns received the name.

Is Legaci a boy or girl name?

Legaci is used for both: about 88% of babies named Legaci have been girls and 12% boys.

Is the name Legaci rising or falling?

Legaci is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Legaci become more popular?

Legaci looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 90 girls named Legaci in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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