—2024 rank (unisex)
2021peak year
5,069babies named Legacy since 1880
▷ 0%5-year trend
Legacy popularity over 145 years
⚖️ Shared by both genders · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Legacy mean?
Modern word name from Latin legare 'to bequeath, entrust'; a bold recent coinage in the virtue-name tradition.
OriginEnglish (Modern)
Syllables3
Genderunisex
Stylemodern, modern
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