How popular is the name Landon?

Landon ranks 179th among boys' names in US records, with 211,771 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 58,769.

Is Landon a unisex name?

No. Landon is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2010, when 12,201 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Landen. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#179 of boy names

Pronounced L AE1 N D AH0 N (ARPABET)

Landon is a boys' name, and first appears in 1882. It has been given to 211,771 children — the 179th most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 46% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2010, when 12,201 children were given it.

Landen is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

2010Boys: 12,201Girls: 34

These spellings sound identical to Landon and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Landon?: Landon ranks 179th among boys' names in US records, with 211,771 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 58,769.
Is Landon a unisex name?: No. Landon is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Landon most popular?: 2010, when 12,201 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Landon spelled?: Landen. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.