Boys' name · peaked in 2010
Landon name popularity since 1925
187,235 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Landon (0.6% girls, 99.4% boys). Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Landon is about 16 years old in 2026. Landon peaked in 2010 as the #33 name for boys, and it ranked #127 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 187,235
- Named Landon, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #127
- for boys in 2025 (2,840 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% boys
- 1,182 girls · 186,053 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.07× its national share
Peak year is the year Landon made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Landon births per year, 1925–2025
2010 was the biggest year for Landon both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2001 and 2006, Landon became 4.8× more common, from 1 in 1,030 baby boys to 1 in 215.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 40%, from 1 in 361 to 1 in 601.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Landon's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Landon.
Decade by decade
Babies named Landon in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 154 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 477 | #934 |
| 1940s | 5 | 318 | #1,400 |
| 1950s | 0 | 337 | #1,524 |
| 1960s | 0 | 682 | #868 |
| 1970s | 26 | 1,912 | #555 |
| 1980s | 97 | 5,966 | #327 |
| 1990s | 174 | 12,510 | #238 |
| 2000s | 273 | 61,132 | #61 |
| 2010s | 377 | 79,325 | #46 |
| 2020–25 | 230 | 23,240 | #127 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
51.3% of babies named Landon from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Landon is most popular
The index compares Landon's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Landon.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.07× | 3,274 |
| Nevada | 1.73× | 1,145 |
| Alaska | 1.71× | 473 |
| Tennessee | 1.70× | 6,639 |
| North Carolina | 1.52× | 7,998 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Landon and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Landon (this page) | 186,053 | 2010 |
| Landen | 26,819 | 2008 |
| Landyn | 11,887 | 2012 |
| Landin | 2,667 | 2009 |
| Landan | 2,391 | 2006 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Landon's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Landon.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Landon (2010).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data