Lanford vs Landon

Side-by-side comparison of Lanford and Landon - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Lanford

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Name B

Landon

Boy name · Rank #106

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Metric Lanford Landon
Current Rank Unranked #106
Total Births (all years) 16 186,603
Peak Year 1952 2010
Peak Year Births 6 10,483
Peak Decade 1950s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1951 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Lanford Landon
1880s - 35
1890s - 42
1900s - 47
1910s - 223
1920s - 357
1930s - 477
1940s - 318
1950s 16 337
1960s - 682
1970s - 1,912
1980s - 5,966
1990s - 12,510
2000s - 61,132
2010s - 79,325
2020s - 23,240

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lanford Landon
2014 - 8,249
2015 - 7,948
2016 - 7,046
2017 - 6,358
2018 - 5,860
2019 - 5,512
2020 - 4,783
2021 - 4,606
2022 - 4,032
2023 - 3,655
2024 - 3,324
2025 - 2,840

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1951–1957.

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