Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2021

Legacy

Gender Unisex · 68% girls Rank 2025 #662 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#662
among girls · ↓52 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
673
named Legacy · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,747
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
1,095 babies
All-time total
8,483
#2,333 all-time among girls
First recorded
1994
in Social Security records

Legacy popularity over time

8,483 babies have been named Legacy since 1994, 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
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 101 – 101 10 – #3,682
2000s 277 30 307 31 +204% #3,672
2010s 1,923 862 2,785 279 +807% #616
2020s (to 2025) 3,473 1,817 5,290 882 +217% #434

Where Legacy 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 437 0.27 outside top 500
2027 443 0.28 outside top 500
2028 449 0.28 outside top 500
2029 454 0.28 outside top 500
2030 458 0.28 outside top 500

Where Legacy is most popular

Girls named Legacy per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.353 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Georgia, and Louisiana.

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 Legacy 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
Mississippi 53 1.13 +221%
Georgia 248 1.09 +210%
Louisiana 76 0.868 +146%
District of Columbia 10 0.844 +139%
Arkansas 39 0.738 +109%
Oklahoma 54 0.734 +108%
North Carolina 158 0.694 +97%
South Carolina 61 0.679 +92%
Alabama 62 0.660 +87%
Virginia 112 0.657 +86%
Ohio 145 0.611 +73%
Nevada 25 0.538 +53%
Indiana 75 0.534 +51%
Hawaii 6 0.523 +48%
Michigan 94 0.516 +46%
Illinois 118 0.515 +46%
Tennessee 80 0.505 +43%
Kentucky 43 0.503 +43%
Maryland 52 0.491 +39%
Missouri 59 0.490 +39%
Florida 200 0.467 +33%
Delaware 5 0.441 +25%
Wisconsin 44 0.427 +21%
Pennsylvania 101 0.427 +21%
New York 145 0.366 ≈ national
Texas 283 0.352 ≈ national
Arizona 47 0.335 -5%
New Jersey 47 0.260 -26%
Kansas 15 0.260 -26%
Colorado 29 0.260 -26%
Massachusetts 28 0.232 -34%
Connecticut 12 0.206 -42%
West Virginia 5 0.191 -46%
Minnesota 20 0.185 -47%
California 132 0.157 -55%
Washington 22 0.152 -57%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -61%
Iowa 5 0.086 -76%
Alaska – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Legacy

Legacy is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #662 in 2025 with 429 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1994, 8,483 American babies have been named Legacy, about 68% girls and 32% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2021, when 1,095 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 Legacy stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Legacy?

The median living Legacy is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 7. An estimated 8,400 people named Legacy 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.

Legacy 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 429 #662 244 #957
2024 493 #610 237 #958
2023 559 #541 295 #832
2022 655 #484 355 #732
2021 725 #434 370 #709
2020 612 #500 316 #762
2019 491 #616 273 #828
2018 347 #790 183 #1,082
2017 280 #945 119 #1,444
2016 254 #1,043 77 #1,913
2015 163 #1,421 59 #2,267
2014 106 #1,902 34 #3,278
2013 80 #2,320 31 #3,463
2012 77 #2,417 29 #3,675
2011 55 #3,078 22 #4,446
2010 70 #2,601 35 #3,214
2009 37 #4,153 17 #5,456
2008 35 #4,412 8 #9,520
2007 29 #5,038 – –
2006 23 #5,836 – –
2005 21 #5,927 – –
2004 22 #5,671 – –
2003 27 #4,750 – –
2002 27 #4,569 5 #11,754
2001 36 #3,672 – –
2000 20 #5,602 – –
1995 8 #10,109 – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Legacy?

The median living Legacy is about 4 years old. Half of all living Legacys are between 2 and 7 years old.

How many people named Legacy are alive today?

An estimated 8,400 people named Legacy are alive in the United States, based on 8,483 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Legacy in 2025?

Legacy ranked #662 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 429 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Legacy?

8,483 babies have been named Legacy in the United States since 1994, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Legacy most popular?

Legacy peaked in 2021, when 1,095 newborns received the name.

Is Legacy a boy or girl name?

Legacy is used for both: about 68% of babies named Legacy have been girls and 32% boys.

Is the name Legacy rising or falling?

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

Will Legacy become more popular?

Legacy is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 458 girls named Legacy in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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