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Legacy

Unisex

Meaning of Legacy: English: 'inheritance'

Legacy is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 457th most popular name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#457

673 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

8,483

First recorded 1994 · peak 2021

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 18 babies1997: 12 babies1998: 20 babies1999: 33 babies2000: 20 babies20002001: 36 babies2002: 32 babies2003: 27 babies2004: 22 babies2005: 21 babies2006: 23 babies2007: 29 babies2008: 43 babies2009: 54 babies2010: 105 babies20102011: 77 babies2012: 106 babies2013: 111 babies2014: 140 babies2015: 222 babies2016: 331 babies2017: 399 babies2018: 530 babies2019: 764 babies2020: 928 babies20202021: 1,095 babies2022: 1,010 babies2023: 854 babies2024: 730 babies2025: 673 babies
US babies named Legacy per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,095.

Gender split

32% boys · 68% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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