Boys' name · since 1882
Landon
Landon has 186,603 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #195 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #127 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 186,603
- born since 1882
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Landon is the #127 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 186,603 recorded since 1882.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Landon has been recorded 186,603 times among boys since 1882, currently ranked #127 nationally and more common than 99.1% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #195 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #127 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 186,603 born since 1882
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Landon ranks #195 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #127 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 186,603 born since 1882, peaking in the 2010s.
- #195 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #127 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 186,603
- born since 1882
- 2010s
- peak decade
Landon's 186,603 recorded births place it above 99.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Landon compares
186,603 Top 2% higher than 98% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Landon's all-time total is 506x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Landon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 186,603 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10,483 | 34 | 22,252 |
Landon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Landon's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 99% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 1%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1885, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 10,483, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Landon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 10,483
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Landon popularity over time - girls
1,182 total births recorded since 1943 (Landon as girls' name)
Landon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (79,325 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Landon's strongest decade.
79,325 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Landon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 35
1880s
35 births
- 1890s 42
1890s
42 births
- 1900s 47
1900s
47 births
- 1910s 223
1910s
223 births
- 1920s 357
1920s
357 births
- 1930s 477
1930s
477 births
- 1940s 318
1940s
318 births
- 1950s 337
1950s
337 births
- 1960s 682
1960s
682 births
- 1970s 1,912
1970s
1,912 births
- 1980s 5,966
1980s
5,966 births
- 1990s 12,510
1990s
12,510 births
- 2000s
2000s
61,132 births
- 2010s
2010s
79,325 births
- 2020s 23,240
2020s
23,240 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 79,325 births (43% of all-time use).
How Landon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Landon's total volume
Landon by state
Where Landon concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 15,523 | 8.3% |
| #2 | California | | 12,768 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 8,983 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 8,421 | 4.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 7,972 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 7,194 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 6,965 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 6,688 | 3.6% |
15,523 of 186,603 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Landon appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Landon's data
- Landon's decade-level peak was the 2010s (79,325 total births); usage has since declined to 23,240 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Landons (15,523 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Landon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~143 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1882–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Landon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.