home > boy names > legend names

Legend Names for Boys

There are 22 Legend names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Legend names 1 to 20. Christopher was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English, Scottish, and Welsh Gavin, the English, French, German, Romanian, and Welsh Tristan, the Dutch, English, Russian, and Scandinavian Mark, the English and German Alexis, the English Troy, the Frisian, Dutch, Finnish, German, Scandinavian, and Welsh Kai, the English and German Arthur, and the English and French name, Blaise. The unusual Legend names are Achilles (German and Latinized), Aitor (Basque and Spanish), Angus (English, Irish, and Scottish), Auberon (English), Caradog (Welsh), Italo (Italian), Merlin (English and German), Orson (English and French), Percival (English), Siegfried (German), and Sigmund (English and German).

Legend names are popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1970s. At the height of their usage in 1972, 5.022% of baby boys were given Legend names. There were 9 Legend names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Legend names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 10 Legend names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 2.144%. Within all Legend names, the English Christopher was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #6 and a usage of 0.9073%.

[Boy] Girl

[1] 2 Next


DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Achilles ... pain, lipless ... referring to the legend that he was never ...

Aitor ... father; good ... Legend of Aitor (1845) by French Basque author ...

Alexis Popularity Trend of Alexis
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 158 158 ... defender ... to legend, he fled his arranged marriage to ...

Angus Popularity Trend of Angus
from 1900 to 2007. ... one choice ... another legend, Aonghus Turimleach conquered ...

Arthur Popularity Trend of Arthur
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 374 374 ... stone, bear ... legend contributed to the vast popularity of ...

Auberon ... noble bear; elf ruler, ... as was used in Germanic legend ...

Blaise Popularity Trend of Blaise
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 992 992 ... lisping, stammering ... Arthurian legend, Blaise was the secretary of Merlin ...

Caradog ... beloved ...

Christopher Popularity Trend of Christopher
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 6 6 ... bearing Christ ... to legend, which originated from the literal ...

Gavin Popularity Trend of Gavin
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 32 32 ... white hawk ... appeared in Arthurian legend as Sir Gawain, one of ...

Italo ... name was borne in Roman legend by the father of the ... to legend, the country of Italy was named ...

Kai Popularity Trend of Kai
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 254 254 ... hen, chicken; sea; brave with the spear ... Arthurian legend, Sir Kay was one of the first ...

Mark Popularity Trend of Mark
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 138 138 ... war-like, dedicated ... appearance in Arthurian legend as the uncle of Tristan ...

Merlin Popularity Trend of Merlin
from 1900 to 2007. ... seahill fort ... was borne in Arthurian legend by the famous wizard ...

Orson Popularity Trend of Orson
from 1900 to 2007. ... bear cub ... known from the medieval legend of the twins Valentine ...

Percival Popularity Trend of Percival
from 1900 to 2007. ... one who pierces the ... was borne in Arthurian legend, and was likely to have ...

Siegfried ... victory; peace, protection, ... based on the medieval legend. ...

Sigmund Popularity Trend of Sigmund
from 1900 to 2007. ... victorious defender ... based on the medieval legend ...

Tristan Popularity Trend of Tristan
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 87 87 ... din, riot, tumult; sad ... tragic nature of the legend ... legend was later retold in many notable works, ...

Troy Popularity Trend of Troy
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 231 231 ... man from Troyes; foot ... a popular medieval legend described in the Greek ...



Popularity Trend
for Legend Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for Legend Names
in 2006