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%.

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

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

Alexis 158 ... defender ... to legend, he fled his arranged marriage to ...

Angus ... one choice ... another legend, Aonghus Turimleach conquered ...

Arthur 374 ... stone, bear ... legend contributed to the vast popularity of ...

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

Blaise 992 ... lisping, stammering ... Arthurian legend, Blaise was the secretary of Merlin ...

Caradog ... beloved ...

Christopher 6 ... bearing Christ ... to legend, which originated from the literal ...

Gavin 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 254 ... hen, chicken; sea; brave with the spear ... Arthurian legend, Sir Kay was one of the first ...

Mark 138 ... war-like, dedicated ... appearance in Arthurian legend as the uncle of Tristan ...

Merlin ... seahill fort ... was borne in Arthurian legend by the famous wizard ...

Orson ... bear cub ... known from the medieval legend of the twins Valentine ...

Percival ... one who pierces the ... was borne in Arthurian legend, and was likely to have ...

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

Sigmund ... victorious defender ... based on the medieval legend ...

Tristan 87 ... din, riot, tumult; sad ... tragic nature of the legend ... legend was later retold in many notable works, ...

Troy 231 ... man from Troyes; foot ... a popular medieval legend described in the Greek ...