Landyn
Landyn was the 1126th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 190 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 365th with 830 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 676 places. More babies were named Landyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Landon) long hill (place name) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #1,126 boys, down 504 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 190boys
- Girls and boys
- 18% girls, 82% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012830 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,456babies recorded
What does the name Landyn mean?
Landyn 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
Landyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,873 | #1,126 | 38 | 190 |
| 2020 | #2,015 | #622 | 93 | 435 |
| 2010 | #2,822 | #371 | 62 | 785 |
| 2000 | #6,107 | #2,603 | 18 | 36 |
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How popular is Landyn, counting every spelling?
Landyn is a spelling of Landon, a name family that ranked #117 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,126 for Landyn 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 Landyn?
190 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Landyn (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Landyn 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 44 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Landyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Landyn?
About 11,800 people born in the US named Landyn are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 9 and 17. That makes Landyn 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.
Landyn by state
How common Landyn was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (5.4×), Louisiana (2.8×), Alabama (2.7×), South Carolina (2.0×), Tennessee (1.7×). In 18 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 Landyn: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Landyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Landyn
What does Landyn mean?
Landyn is a spelling of Landon, which means “long hill (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Landyn?
Landyn was the 1126th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 190 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 365th with 830 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 676 places. More babies were named Landyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Landyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 18% girls, 82% boys given the name Landyn in the US.
Where is Landyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Landyn was most common in Mississippi (0.86 per 1,000 boys), followed by West Virginia and Louisiana.