Legacy

“Something inherited from a predecessor; an inheritance” — English origin

Boy's name · #957 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Legacy is near its high-water mark: it reached #709 in 2021 and still ranked #957 in 2025. About 2,700 boys have carried it since 2002. About 66% of babies named Legacy in recent years have been girls.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

In stories & tradition

Legacy Virus — Earth-616

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