Landan
Landan was the 4328th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 945th with 198 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,425 places. More babies were named Landan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Landon) long hill (place name) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #4,328 boys, down 1,153 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006198 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,396babies recorded
What does the name Landan mean?
Landan is a spelling of Landon, pronounced the same way, so it shares Landon's meaning and origin.
Landon is an English surname from place names that combine Old English lang, 'long', and dun, 'hill', so it described a settlement by a long hill. Langdon is the fuller form of the same name, and several English villages carry one form or the other. Like many English place names, it passed to families who came from there and so became a surname. As a boy's first name it is a transferred surname that became popular in the United States in the late 20th century.
lang (Old English, “long”)dūn (Old English, “hill”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Langdon, Landen, Landyn.
See also: English names, names that mean meadow, hill or valley, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Landon', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'Langdon', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Landon', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Landan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2004.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,328 | 24 |
| 2020 | #3,175 | 36 |
| 2010 | #1,337 | 128 |
| 2000 | #3,260 | 26 |
| 1990 | #4,865 | 11 |
| 1980 | #6,818 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Landan, counting every spelling?
Landan is a spelling of Landon, a name family that ranked #117 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,328 for Landan on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,285 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landon | 2,840 | #127 | 18,457 |
| Landen | 212 | #1,045 | 1,612 |
| Landyn | 190 | #1,126 | 1,390 |
| Landan | 24 | #4,328 | 123 |
| Landin | 19 | #5,133 | 107 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Landan?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Landan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Landan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Landan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Landan?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Landan are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 13 and 21. That makes Landan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Landan by state
How common Landan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Landan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Landan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Landan
What does Landan mean?
Landan is a spelling of Landon, which means “long hill (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Landan?
Landan was the 4328th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 945th with 198 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,425 places. More babies were named Landan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Landan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Landan in the US.
Where is Landan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Landan was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 boys).