boys' name ★ peaked 2008

Landen

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #1,045 Trend ↓ Falling 49%
Rank 2025
#1,045
among boys · ↓230 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
219
named Landen · -30% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,057
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2008
1,989 babies
All-time total
27,065
#717 all-time among boys
First recorded
1969
in Social Security records

Landen popularity over time

27,065 babies have been named Landen since 1969, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – 6 6 1 – #4,196
1970s – 58 58 6 +867% #2,436
1980s – 227 227 23 +291% #1,974
1990s 17 1,035 1,052 105 +363% #745
2000s 112 12,337 12,449 1,245 +1083% #199
2010s 81 11,074 11,155 1,116 -10% #206
2020s (to 2025) 36 2,082 2,118 353 -68% #590

Where Landen is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 188 0.11 outside top 500
2027 170 0.10 outside top 500
2028 156 0.09 outside top 500
2029 145 0.09 outside top 500
2030 137 0.08 outside top 500

Where Landen is most popular

Boys named Landen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.187 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, South Carolina, and Ohio.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Landen born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 27 0.475 +155%
South Carolina 49 0.474 +154%
Ohio 114 0.430 +130%
Alabama 45 0.412 +121%
Wisconsin 40 0.338 +81%
Louisiana 34 0.332 +78%
Delaware 5 0.330 +77%
Michigan 67 0.327 +75%
West Virginia 10 0.306 +64%
Washington 49 0.300 +60%
Georgia 75 0.296 +59%
North Carolina 70 0.274 +47%
Arkansas 17 0.269 +44%
Colorado 32 0.248 +33%
Pennsylvania 65 0.245 +31%
Missouri 30 0.216 +16%
Indiana 33 0.206 +10%
Virginia 38 0.200 +7%
Kentucky 19 0.189 ≈ national
Iowa 13 0.189 ≈ national
Minnesota 22 0.179 ≈ national
Kansas 12 0.175 -6%
Florida 81 0.171 -8%
New York 65 0.150 -20%
Illinois 38 0.149 -20%
Oklahoma 13 0.147 -21%
Maryland 17 0.143 -24%
Tennessee 24 0.133 -29%
Texas 117 0.133 -29%
Oregon 10 0.132 -29%
California 112 0.123 -34%
Idaho 5 0.122 -35%
New Jersey 23 0.114 -39%
Arizona 14 0.086 -54%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Landen

Landen is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,045 in 2025 with 212 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1969, 27,065 American babies have been named Landen. Its peak came in 2008, when 1,989 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Landen stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Landen?

The median living Landen is about 16 years old; half are between 11 and 19. An estimated 27 thousand people named Landen are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Landen year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 7 #12,608 212 #1,045
2024 7 #12,874 308 #815
2023 7 #12,872 303 #810
2022 6 #14,556 345 #747
2021 9 #10,750 444 #623
2020 – – 470 #590
2019 13 #8,399 599 #486
2018 6 #14,854 618 #471
2017 9 #11,212 753 #414
2016 11 #9,780 820 #390
2015 9 #11,450 1,009 #342
2014 7 #13,918 1,204 #294
2013 5 #18,091 1,295 #273
2012 6 #16,019 1,471 #246
2011 8 #12,834 1,594 #225
2010 7 #14,317 1,711 #206
2009 8 #13,135 1,834 #207
2008 13 #9,282 1,976 #199
2007 15 #8,338 1,953 #203
2006 12 #9,649 1,916 #203
2005 12 #9,195 1,537 #225
2004 30 #4,555 1,131 #281
2003 10 #10,099 980 #304
2002 7 #12,993 497 #476
2001 – – 268 #679
2000 5 #16,437 245 #714
1995 – – 97 #1,177
1990 – – 31 #2,292
1985 – – 26 #2,153
1980 – – 12 #3,529
1975 – – 5 #5,948
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Landen, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Landen?

The median living Landen is about 16 years old. Half of all living Landens are between 11 and 19 years old.

How many people named Landen are alive today?

An estimated 27 thousand people named Landen are alive in the United States, based on 27,065 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Landen in 2025?

Landen ranked #1,045 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 212 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Landen?

27,065 babies have been named Landen in the United States since 1969, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Landen most popular?

Landen peaked in 2008, when 1,989 newborns received the name.

Is Landen a boy or girl name?

Landen is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Landen rising or falling?

Landen is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Landen become more popular?

Landen is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 137 boys named Landen in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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