Landon Boy
How popular is Landon?
#127 boy name in 2025
2,840 baby boys were named Landon in the US in 2025, making it the 127th most popular boy name. Another 28 girls got the name (#4,757 for girls).
Landon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #127 for boys (▼ 21 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,840 boys, 28 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-64% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #46 in 2015, #69 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2010 (10,483 boys) |
| Highest rank | #33 in 2010 |
| First recorded | 1882 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Landon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Landon family of names ranked #117 for boys in 2025 (#97 the year before), with 3,285 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Landon is most popular
Babies named Landon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Delaware: 5.7 per 1,000 (87 boys)
- New Hampshire: 4.6 per 1,000 (103 boys)
- Vermont: 4.6 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- Rhode Island: 4.6 per 1,000 (75 boys)
- Maine: 4.3 per 1,000 (84 boys)
Landon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 35 | #752 |
| 1890s | 42 | #747 |
| 1900s | 47 | #783 |
| 1910s | 223 | #1,019 |
| 1920s | 357 | #992 |
| 1930s | 477 | #422 |
| 1940s | 318 | #1,007 |
| 1950s | 337 | #1,138 |
| 1960s | 682 | #747 |
| 1970s | 1,912 | #402 |
| 1980s | 5,966 | #311 |
| 1990s | 12,510 | #196 |
| 2000s | 61,132 | #36 |
| 2010s | 79,325 | #33 |
| 2020s | 23,240 | #69 |
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Questions
- Is Landon a boy or girl name?
- Landon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Landon were boys.
- How popular is the name Landon?
- 2,840 baby boys were named Landon in the US in 2025, making it the 127th most popular boy name. Another 28 girls got the name (#4,757 for girls).
- When was Landon most popular?
- Landon peaked in 2010, when 10,483 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #33 in 2010.
- How many people are named Landon?
- 187,785 babies have been named Landon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 183,949 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Landon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Landon was most common in Delaware, at 5.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.