Landen
Landen was the 1045th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 212 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 199th with 1,976 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 703 places. More babies were named Landen in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Landon) long hill (place name) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #1,045 boys, down 455 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 212boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20081,976 babies
- Total since 1880
- 27,065babies recorded
What does the name Landen mean?
Landen 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
Landen popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 246 since 1992, 7 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,045 | 212 |
| 2020 | #590 | 470 |
| 2010 | #206 | 1,711 |
| 2000 | #714 | 245 |
| 1990 | #2,292 | 31 |
| 1980 | #3,529 | 12 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Landen, counting every spelling?
Landen is a spelling of Landon, a name family that ranked #117 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,045 for Landen 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 Landen?
212 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Landen (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Landen 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 40 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Landen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Landen?
About 26,500 people born in the US named Landen are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 12 and 20. That makes Landen 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.
Landen by state
How common Landen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (2.5×), South Carolina (2.5×), Ohio (2.3×), Alabama (2.2×), Wisconsin (1.8×). In 17 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 Landen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Landen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Landen
What does Landen mean?
Landen is a spelling of Landon, which means “long hill (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Landen?
Landen was the 1045th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 212 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 199th with 1,976 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 703 places. More babies were named Landen in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Landen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Landen in the US.
Where is Landen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Landen was most common in Mississippi (0.47 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Ohio.