Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2016

Landry

Gender Unisex · 50% girls Rank 2025 #996 Trend ↓ Falling 23%
Rank 2025
#996
among boys · ↑389 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
508
named Landry · +51% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,459
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2016
613 babies
All-time total
11,721
#1,611 all-time among boys
First recorded
1917
in Social Security records

Landry popularity over time

11,721 babies have been named Landry since 1917, 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
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 – 12 12 1 – #3,588
1920s – 45 45 5 +275% #2,622
1930s – 32 32 3 -29% #3,033
1940s – 67 67 7 +109% #2,284
1950s – 70 70 7 +4% #2,073
1960s – 60 60 6 -14% #2,898
1970s – 129 129 13 +115% #1,959
1980s 27 221 248 25 +92% #1,853
1990s 225 386 611 61 +146% #1,823
2000s 1,281 992 2,273 227 +272% #1,097
2010s 2,797 2,708 5,505 551 +142% #668
2020s (to 2025) 1,512 1,157 2,669 445 -19% #953

Where Landry 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 221 0.13 outside top 500
2027 215 0.13 outside top 500
2028 210 0.12 outside top 500
2029 205 0.12 outside top 500
2030 201 0.12 outside top 500

Where Landry is most popular

Boys named Landry per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.107 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

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 Landry 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 30 0.528 +393%
Louisiana 54 0.528 +392%
Oklahoma 38 0.430 +301%
Tennessee 61 0.338 +215%
Iowa 21 0.305 +184%
Kansas 19 0.277 +158%
Missouri 34 0.245 +129%
Alabama 25 0.229 +113%
Wisconsin 24 0.203 +89%
Kentucky 19 0.189 +77%
Ohio 46 0.174 +62%
North Carolina 40 0.157 +46%
Texas 135 0.153 +43%
Georgia 34 0.134 +25%
Nebraska 5 0.115 +7%
Arkansas 7 0.111 ≈ national
Indiana 16 0.100 -7%
South Carolina 9 0.087 -19%
Florida 35 0.074 -31%
Virginia 11 0.058 -46%
Minnesota 5 0.041 -62%
Washington 5 0.031 -71%
Pennsylvania 5 0.019 -82%
New York 6 0.014 -87%
California 5 0.005 -95%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Landry

Landry is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #996 in 2025 with 229 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1917, 11,721 American babies have been named Landry, about 50% boys and 50% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2016, when 613 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 Landry stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Landry?

The median living Landry is about 11 years old; half are between 6 and 17. An estimated 11 thousand people named Landry are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

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

Landry 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 279 #935 229 #996
2024 200 #1,191 136 #1,385
2023 212 #1,149 153 #1,264
2022 248 #1,032 188 #1,127
2021 270 #963 220 #998
2020 303 #883 231 #953
2019 290 #913 234 #933
2018 351 #778 228 #929
2017 347 #793 258 #852
2016 327 #862 286 #807
2015 297 #924 262 #862
2014 274 #974 273 #828
2013 235 #1,061 296 #765
2012 252 #1,007 353 #668
2011 216 #1,136 287 #783
2010 208 #1,172 231 #892
2009 202 #1,233 169 #1,097
2008 156 #1,501 145 #1,219
2007 164 #1,442 109 #1,471
2006 143 #1,537 96 #1,546
2005 138 #1,510 71 #1,827
2004 149 #1,401 88 #1,526
2003 102 #1,827 80 #1,585
2002 71 #2,298 71 #1,674
2001 84 #2,025 77 #1,570
2000 72 #2,200 86 #1,440
1995 16 #5,831 48 #1,823
1990 9 #8,889 30 #2,351
1985 6 #10,002 15 #3,159
1980 – – 19 #2,583
1975 – – 9 #3,805
1970 – – 13 #2,689
1965 – – 9 #2,898
1960 – – 5 #4,352
1955 – – 6 #3,712
1950 – – 14 #2,073
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – 7 #3,121
1930 – – 6 #3,819
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 5 #4,659
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Landry

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

  1. 1 Landry Bender Landry Bender American actress (born 2000) Contemporary
  2. 2 Landry Fields Landry Fields American basketball executive & player (born 1988) Contemporary
  3. 3 Landry Bonnefoi Landry Bonnefoi French footballer (born 1983) Contemporary
  4. 4 Landry Mulemo Congolese footballer b. 1986 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Landry?

The median living Landry is about 11 years old. Half of all living Landrys are between 6 and 17 years old.

How many people named Landry are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Landry are alive in the United States, based on 11,721 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Landry in 2025?

Landry ranked #996 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 229 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Landry?

11,721 babies have been named Landry in the United States since 1917, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Landry most popular?

Landry peaked in 2016, when 613 newborns received the name.

Is Landry a boy or girl name?

Landry is used for both: about 50% of babies named Landry have been girls and 50% boys.

Is the name Landry rising or falling?

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

Will Landry become more popular?

Landry is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 201 boys named Landry 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 Landry?

Well-known people named Landry include Landry Bender (actor), Landry Fields (basketball player), Landry Bonnefoi (soccer player).

Names like Landry

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

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