Legend: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “traditional story; legend”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- LEJ-und · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (96% of all uses)
Legend is a modern word-name from English legend, ultimately from Latin legenda 'things to be read'. As a given name, it is a recent usage rather than a traditional personal name.
How popular is Legend?
Babies named Legend in 20242,308
2024 rank#157 boys
Peak year2021
Total US babies since 188024,856
Legend is rising: use over the last five years is 9.3× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Legend
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Legend questions
What does the name Legend mean?
Legend means "traditional story; legend". It comes from English. Legend is a modern word-name from English legend, ultimately from Latin legenda 'things to be read'. As a given name, it is a recent usage rather than a traditional personal name.
Is Legend a boy or girl name?
Legend is mainly a boy's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Legend?
2,308 US babies were named Legend in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.
How do you pronounce Legend?
Legend is usually pronounced LEJ-und.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.