Legion
Boy · LEE-jun · English
Legion is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “large body of soldiers”. In 2025 it ranked 5,397th for boys in the US (17 babies).
What does Legion mean?
English: English word, from Latin legio, a Roman army unit
“large body of soldiers”
In Mark's Gospel a possessed man's demons give their name as Legion, 'for we are many'.
- Say it
- LEE-jun
Is Legion a girl's or a boy's name?
Legion is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Legion in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,397among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the US were named Legion, making it the 5,397th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,915th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 27 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Legion in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Legion in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #5,397 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,846 |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,908 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,915 |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,350 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,327 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,389 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,219 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,098 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
Names like Legion
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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