Feminine dossier · first seen 1994

Legacy

Rising Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2021
Peak births
725
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1994Peak 20212025
peak 2021 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Legacy

How many people are named Legacy?

An estimated 5,731 living Americans are named Legacy.

How rare is Legacy?

Legacy is uncommon among babies today, with 429 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 40.8% from its 2021 peak.

How old is the typical Legacy?

The median age of a living American named Legacy is approximately 6 years, with most bearers falling between 3 and 9 years old.

Is Legacy still popular?

Yes — Legacy is currently rising in popularity, with 429 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 7.2× higher than the previous decade.

Where is Legacy most common?

Legacy has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appeared 3.6× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.

Peak year
2021
Decline from peak
40.8%
2025
429
All-time
5,774
Diaspora map

Legacy spread fast — broke out in Georgia, Ohio, and Tennessee (2018) and ran high in 12 states within a decade.

Broke out: Georgia, Ohio, and Tennessee, 2018 · over-represented in 12 states over 5 years

Alabama: broke out 2020 AL Alaska: no breakout AK Arizona: no breakout AZ Arkansas: no breakout AR California: no breakout CA Colorado: no breakout CO Connecticut: no breakout CT Delaware: no breakout DE District of Columbia: no breakout DC Florida: no breakout FL Georgia: broke out 2018 GA Hawaii: no breakout HI Idaho: no breakout ID Illinois: broke out 2023 IL Indiana: no breakout IN Iowa: no breakout IA Kansas: no breakout KS Kentucky: no breakout KY Louisiana: broke out 2020 LA Maine: no breakout ME Maryland: no breakout MD Massachusetts: no breakout MA Michigan: no breakout MI Minnesota: no breakout MN Mississippi: broke out 2021 MS Missouri: broke out 2019 MO Montana: no breakout MT Nebraska: no breakout NE Nevada: no breakout NV New Hampshire: no breakout NH New Jersey: no breakout NJ New Mexico: no breakout NM New York: no breakout NY North Carolina: broke out 2019 NC North Dakota: no breakout ND Ohio: broke out 2018 OH Oklahoma: broke out 2021 OK Oregon: no breakout OR Pennsylvania: no breakout PA Rhode Island: no breakout RI South Carolina: broke out 2022 SC South Dakota: no breakout SD Tennessee: broke out 2018 TN Texas: no breakout TX Utah: no breakout UT Vermont: no breakout VT Virginia: broke out 2019 VA Washington: no breakout WA West Virginia: no breakout WV Wisconsin: no breakout WI Wyoming: no breakout WY