Given name & surname
Legion
“Legion”·“collective”
Legion is used as a given name and a surname.
Original GreekΛεγεων
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Legion means “Legion” or “collective.”
From biblical name research
Where it comes from
Legion is a biblical name from Latin.
From biblical name research
How it developed
From the Greek verb lego (λεγω), “to speak intelligently.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Legion appears in Mark 5:9, Luke 8:30, Mark 5:15 and 3 other passages.
- Mark 5:9
- Luke 8:30
- Mark 5:15
- 2 Peter 1:4
- Deuteronomy 6:4
- Ephesians 4:1-6
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Legion through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 370
- 370 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,513 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,513 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 17.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 140 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.
Legion’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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