Recorded 1938–1994 Girls' name Peak 1948 639 births

Landa — girls' name

639 babies named Landa in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s1231950s1751960s1481970s1101980s651990s13
1950s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Landa was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

26 babies were named Landa in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Landa

The Social Security Administration has registered 639 babies named Landa between 1938 and 1994, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Landa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Landa performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 175 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Landa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Landa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Landa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 639 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Landa at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

639

Since 1938

57 years of records

Peak year

1948

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1938

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 1994

Landa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1938

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1948)
26
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
051015202530 19941984197619691962195519481938 5

Landa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
175 births that decade — 27% of Landa's all-time total
1930s51940s1231950s1751960s1481970s1101980s651990s13

Landa by state

Where Landa concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Landa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
41 6.4%
Texas share of Landa's total US births 6.4%

41 of 639 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Landa?
639 babies have been named Landa since 1938. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1948 with 26 births.
When was Landa most popular?
Landa was most popular in the 1950s decade with 175 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Landa most popular?
The top states for the name Landa are Texas (41 births).
How long has the name Landa been used?
Landa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 57 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Landa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lana, Laney, Lani, Landry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1938–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.