boys' name ★ peaked 2010

Landon

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #127 Trend ↓ Falling 37%
Rank 2025
#127
among boys · ↓21 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,868
named Landon · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 601
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2010
10,510 babies
All-time total
187,785
#195 all-time among boys
First recorded
1882
in Social Security records

Landon popularity over time

187,785 babies have been named Landon since 1882, 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
1.883.755.637.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 – 35 35 4 – #795
1890s – 42 42 4 +20% #772
1900s – 47 47 5 +12% #821
1910s – 223 223 22 +374% #1,039
1920s – 357 357 36 +60% #1,004
1930s – 477 477 48 +34% #422
1940s 5 318 323 32 -32% #1,014
1950s – 337 337 34 +4% #1,153
1960s – 682 682 68 +102% #749
1970s 26 1,912 1,938 194 +184% #402
1980s 97 5,966 6,063 606 +213% #311
1990s 174 12,510 12,684 1,268 +109% #196
2000s 273 61,132 61,405 6,141 +384% #36
2010s 377 79,325 79,702 7,970 +30% #33
2020s (to 2025) 230 23,240 23,470 3,912 -51% #69

Where Landon 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 2,622 1.54 #137
2027 2,451 1.43 #147
2028 2,313 1.35 #160
2029 2,203 1.29 #167
2030 2,113 1.24 #173

Where Landon is most popular

Boys named Landon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 2.14 per 1,000. Strongest in Delaware, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

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 Landon 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
Delaware 87 5.74 +168%
New Hampshire 103 4.64 +117%
Vermont 29 4.62 +116%
Rhode Island 75 4.60 +115%
Maine 84 4.33 +103%
West Virginia 134 4.10 +92%
Wyoming 23 3.98 +86%
Connecticut 245 3.62 +69%
Mississippi 190 3.34 +56%
Wisconsin 395 3.33 +56%
Pennsylvania 881 3.32 +55%
Hawaii 51 3.28 +54%
Ohio 848 3.20 +50%
South Carolina 329 3.18 +49%
Massachusetts 431 3.13 +47%
Michigan 639 3.12 +46%
Alaska 37 3.11 +45%
Montana 53 3.01 +41%
Maryland 355 2.98 +39%
Alabama 320 2.93 +37%
Kentucky 288 2.87 +34%
Minnesota 347 2.83 +32%
Virginia 534 2.81 +32%
North Dakota 48 2.81 +32%
Iowa 191 2.77 +30%
South Dakota 51 2.74 +28%
North Carolina 692 2.71 +27%
Nebraska 117 2.69 +26%
Oregon 204 2.69 +26%
New Jersey 532 2.64 +24%
New Mexico 87 2.64 +24%
Georgia 660 2.61 +22%
Kansas 178 2.59 +21%
Colorado 326 2.53 +18%
Missouri 350 2.53 +18%
Louisiana 258 2.52 +18%
Indiana 399 2.49 +16%
Tennessee 448 2.48 +16%
Washington 406 2.48 +16%
Arkansas 156 2.47 +15%
Illinois 619 2.42 +13%
New York 1,034 2.39 +12%
Idaho 96 2.35 +10%
Florida 1,101 2.33 +9%
Nevada 127 2.23 ≈ national
Arizona 331 2.02 -5%
California 1,702 1.86 -13%
Oklahoma 159 1.80 -16%
Utah 171 1.79 -16%
Texas 1,498 1.70 -20%
District of Columbia 21 1.42 -33%

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 Landon

Landon is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #127 in 2025 with 2,840 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 187,785 American babies have been named Landon. Its peak came in 2010, when 10,510 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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

How old are people named Landon?

The median living Landon is about 15 years old; half are between 9 and 19. An estimated 184 thousand people named Landon are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Landon 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 28 #4,823 2,840 #127
2024 29 #4,722 3,324 #106
2023 42 #3,682 3,655 #97
2022 34 #4,258 4,032 #86
2021 49 #3,277 4,606 #73
2020 48 #3,254 4,783 #69
2019 48 #3,308 5,512 #63
2018 62 #2,768 5,860 #61
2017 65 #2,682 6,358 #57
2016 53 #3,121 7,046 #53
2015 32 #4,456 7,948 #46
2014 12 #9,291 8,249 #43
2013 26 #5,230 8,752 #39
2012 23 #5,810 9,356 #35
2011 29 #4,873 9,761 #34
2010 27 #5,186 10,483 #33
2009 26 #5,473 10,169 #36
2008 27 #5,375 9,361 #45
2007 26 #5,461 9,103 #49
2006 25 #5,468 9,574 #50
2005 23 #5,533 7,110 #61
2004 50 #3,107 5,042 #86
2003 27 #4,746 4,412 #97
2002 20 #5,791 2,722 #142
2001 23 #5,100 1,881 #194
2000 26 #4,607 1,758 #200
1995 18 #5,333 1,224 #238
1990 5 #14,189 760 #326
1985 12 #5,856 605 #327
1980 5 #11,276 375 #424
1975 – – 212 #555
1970 – – 108 #793
1965 – – 72 #868
1960 – – 49 #1,125
1955 – – 26 #1,524
1950 – – 39 #1,153
1945 – – 23 #1,400
1940 – – 41 #1,014
1935 – – 46 #934
1930 – – 39 #1,129
1925 – – 17 #1,971
1920 – – 31 #1,310
1915 – – 28 #1,253
1910 – – 5 #1,736
1905 – – – –
1900 – – 7 #1,114
1895 – – 6 #1,033
1890 – – – –
1885 – – 5 #1,021
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Landon

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

  1. 1 Landon Donovan Landon Donovan American soccer player (born 1982) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Landon?

The median living Landon is about 15 years old. Half of all living Landons are between 9 and 19 years old.

How many people named Landon are alive today?

An estimated 184 thousand people named Landon are alive in the United States, based on 187,785 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Landon in 2025?

Landon ranked #127 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,840 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Landon?

187,785 babies have been named Landon in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Landon most popular?

Landon peaked in 2010, when 10,510 newborns received the name.

Is Landon a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Landon rising or falling?

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

Will Landon become more popular?

Landon is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,113 boys named Landon in 2030, which would rank around #173. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Landon?

Well-known people named Landon include Landon Donovan (soccer player).

Names like Landon

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

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