Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Legacy isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Legacy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,483
- 2,709 boys · 5,774 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 1,095 babies
- 2025
- 673
- #662 for girls · #957 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +48%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 34% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 429 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 662 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 44.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 244 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (45). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,544 as a first name in 2020; 515 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Legacy’s family of names
Legacy may belong to the same name family as LEGACEE. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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