Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Lando

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #1,685 Trend ↑ Rising 294%

Lando is both a masculine Italian given name, a nickname and a surname.

Rank 2025
#1,685
among boys · ↑227 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
98
named Lando · +18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 17,429
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
98 babies
All-time total
751
#6,146 all-time among boys
First recorded
1911
in Social Security records

Lando popularity over time

751 babies have been named Lando since 1911, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

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 Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 15 2 – #1,884
1920s 17 2 +13% #4,045
1930s 32 3 +88% #2,833
1940s 5 1 -84% #3,780
1950s 5 1 0% #4,226
1960s – – – –
1970s 10 1 – #5,531
1980s 70 7 +600% #2,147
1990s 17 2 -76% #7,703
2000s 50 5 +194% #5,455
2010s 131 13 +162% #4,726
2020s (to 2025) 399 67 +408% #1,685

Where Lando 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 123 0.07 outside top 500
2027 149 0.09 outside top 500
2028 176 0.10 outside top 500
2029 202 0.12 outside top 500
2030 228 0.13 outside top 500

Where Lando is most popular

Boys named Lando per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.043 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Florida.

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 Lando 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
California 76 0.083 +92%
Texas 52 0.059 +36%
Florida 25 0.053 +22%
Washington 5 0.031 -29%
Illinois 7 0.027 -37%
Virginia 5 0.026 -39%
Pennsylvania 6 0.023 -48%
Ohio 5 0.019 -56%
New York 5 0.012 -73%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Lando

Lando is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,685 in 2025 with 98 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1911, 751 American babies have been named Lando. Its peak came in 2025, when 98 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Lando stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lando?

The median living Lando is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 14. An estimated 700 people named Lando are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

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

Lando year by year

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

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 98 #1,685
2024 83 #1,912
2023 64 #2,236
2022 73 #2,070
2021 56 #2,424
2020 25 #4,094
2019 21 #4,726
2018 18 #5,228
2017 15 #5,955
2016 20 #4,875
2015 14 #6,167
2014 10 #7,901
2013 6 #11,572
2012 7 #10,344
2011 12 #6,842
2010 8 #9,316
2009 17 #5,455
2008 – –
2007 7 #10,429
2006 6 #11,465
2005 5 #12,557
2004 10 #7,320
2003 – –
2002 – –
2001 – –
2000 5 #11,443
1995 – –
1990 6 #7,703
1985 – –
1980 25 #2,147
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 8 #2,833
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 5 #4,658
1915 5 #4,126
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Lando

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Lando Norris Lando Norris British racing driver (born 1999) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lando?

The median living Lando is about 4 years old. Half of all living Landos are between 1 and 14 years old.

How many people named Lando are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Lando are alive in the United States, based on 751 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lando mean?

Lando is both a masculine Italian given name, a nickname and a surname.

How popular is the name Lando in 2025?

Lando ranked #1,685 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 98 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lando?

751 babies have been named Lando in the United States since 1911, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lando most popular?

Lando peaked in 2025, when 98 newborns received the name.

Is Lando a boy or girl name?

Lando is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lando rising or falling?

Lando is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lando become more popular?

Lando is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 228 boys named Lando in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lando?

Well-known people named Lando include Lando Norris (racing driver).

Names like Lando

Names that sound and feel close to Lando: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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