Landon
Landon was the 127th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,840 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 33rd with 10,483 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 81 places. More babies were named Landon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning long hill (place name) · Old English
Say it LAN-duhn /ˈlændən/
- Rank in 2025
- #127 boys, down 58 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 2,840boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201010,483 babies
- Total since 1880
- 187,785babies recorded
What does the name Landon mean?
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
Landon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 1,182 since 1943, 28 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #127 | 2,840 |
| 2020 | #69 | 4,783 |
| 2010 | #33 | 10,483 |
| 2000 | #200 | 1,758 |
| 1990 | #326 | 760 |
| 1980 | #424 | 375 |
| 1970 | #793 | 108 |
| 1960 | #1,125 | 49 |
| 1950 | #1,153 | 39 |
| 1940 | #1,014 | 41 |
| 1930 | #1,129 | 39 |
| 1920 | #1,310 | 31 |
| 1910 | #1,736 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,114 | 7 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Landon, counting every spelling?
Landon is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #117 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #127 for Landon 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 Landon?
2,840 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Landon (0.79 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Landon 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 3 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Landon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Landon?
About 182,400 people born in the US named Landon are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 10 and 20. That makes Landon 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.
Landon by state
How common Landon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Delaware (2.7×), New Hampshire (2.2×), Vermont (2.2×), Rhode Island (2.1×), Maine (2.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in District of Columbia, Texas, Oklahoma.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Landon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Landon, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Landon · Sibling names for Landon
Questions about the name Landon
What does Landon mean?
Landon means “long hill (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Landon?
Landon was the 127th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,840 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 33rd with 10,483 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 81 places. More babies were named Landon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Landon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Landon in the US.
Where is Landon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Landon was most common in Delaware (5.74 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Hampshire and Vermont.