Landry
Landry was the 935th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 279 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 778th with 351 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 11 places. More babies were named Landry in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning land + ruler · French, Germanic
Say it LAN-dree /ˈlændri/
- Rank in 2025
- #935 girls, down 52 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 279girls
- Girls and boys
- 57% girls, 43% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018351 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,721babies recorded
What does the name Landry mean?
Landry is a French surname and given name from a Germanic personal name made of land 'land' and rīc 'powerful, ruler'. Wiktionary traces both elements to Proto-Germanic and lists Spanish Landerico as a related form. As a first name it is a transfer from the surname and is given to both boys and girls.
*landą (Proto-Germanic, “land”)*rīkijaz (Proto-Germanic, “mighty, powerful”)
How sure is this? Probable. Germanic elements are reconstructed; no scholarly name dictionary was checked.
Related names: Landric, Landers.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean king or queen.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Landry', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Landry' (French section), Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Landry popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #935 | #996 | 279 | 229 |
| 2020 | #883 | #953 | 303 | 231 |
| 2010 | #1,172 | #892 | 208 | 231 |
| 2000 | #2,200 | #1,440 | 72 | 86 |
| 1990 | #8,889 | #2,351 | 9 | 30 |
| 1980 | — | #2,583 | — | 19 |
| 1970 | — | #2,689 | — | 13 |
| 1960 | — | #4,352 | — | 5 |
| 1950 | — | #2,073 | — | 14 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | #3,819 | — | 6 |
| 1920 | — | #4,659 | — | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Landry, counting every spelling?
Landry is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #822 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #935 for Landry on its own. Together these spellings went to 326 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landry | 279 | #935 | 1,209 |
| Landri | 47 | #3,325 | 171 |
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 Landry?
279 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Landry (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Landry 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 30 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Landry.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Landry?
About 5,800 people born in the US named Landry are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 17. That makes Landry a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Landry by state
How common Landry was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (8.6×), Mississippi (7.5×), Arkansas (5.5×), Oklahoma (4.1×), Kansas (3.7×). In 29 states fewer than five girls 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 Landry: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Landry, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Landry · Sibling names for Landry
Questions about the name Landry
What does Landry mean?
Landry means “land + ruler” (French, Germanic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Landry?
Landry was the 935th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 279 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 778th with 351 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 11 places. More babies were named Landry in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Landry a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 57% girls, 43% boys given the name Landry in the US.
Where is Landry most popular?
In 2021–2025, Landry was most common in Louisiana (1.28 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Arkansas.