Henrik vs Legend
Henrik and Legendcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Henrik was ranked #2088 and Legend #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Henrik and Legend over time
Henrik and Legend appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Henrik held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Legend in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Henrik #1113 in 2019, Legend #2488 in 2019.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 2008–2024
Henrik held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Legend in 1.
Highest recorded here: Henrik #1113 in 2019, Legend #2488 in 2019.
The order changed in 2012: Henrik moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #3158 and #2775; by 2012 that had become #1962 and #3987.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Henrik #2088, Legend #5119.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Henrik | Legend |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #16 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Henrik and Legend both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Henrik
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #141 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Norway, in 2018 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #16 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Legend
Popularity journey
First recorded2008
First recorded at #2775 among boys in England and Wales in 2008 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2008–2024
Highest recorded position: #2488 among boys in England and Wales, in 2019 (recorded 2008–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys