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“Modern word-name — from legend, a famous story or celebrated person” — English (word name) origin
Boy's name · #193 in the US (2025) · 2020s
Legend's best rank, #118, came in 2021; it has settled back to #193 today. Roughly 26,000 boys have been named Legend since 1993.
Around the world: about 1 in 7,900 boys in Canada (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Similar names: Tatum · Lennox · Leonidas · Ledger · Lawson · Lennon
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