Girls' name · since 1940
Landra
Since 1940, U.S. Social Security records show 420 babies named Landra, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,131 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 420
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Landra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 420 recorded since 1940.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Landra has been recorded 420 times among girls since 1940, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2009.
- #13,131 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 420 born since 1940
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Landra ranks #13,131 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 420 born since 1940, peaking in the 1950s.
- #13,131 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 420
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Landra's 420 recorded births place it above 81.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Landra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Landra's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1940, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Landra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2009
- Peak year (1954)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Landra by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (84 births, 20% of the file).
1950s was Landra's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Landra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
56 births
- 1950s
1950s
84 births
- 1960s
1960s
82 births
- 1970s
1970s
74 births
- 1980s
1980s
71 births
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 84 births (20% of all-time use).
Landra by state
Where Landra concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 420 births nationwide.
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What to do with Landra's data
- Landra's decade-level peak was the 1950s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Landras (5 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Landra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1940–2009 (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 Landra 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.