Recorded 1940–2009 Girls' name Peak 1954 420 births

Landra — girls' name

420 babies named Landra in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s561950s841960s821970s741980s711990s342000s19
1950s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Landra was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

15 babies were named Landra in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Landra

The Social Security Administration has registered 420 babies named Landra between 1940 and 2009, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Landra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Landra performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Landra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Landra in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Landra 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 420 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.

Landra at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

420

Since 1940

70 years of records

Peak year

1954

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1940

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 2009

Landra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1940

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1954)
15
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
05101520 200919941983197619681960195219431940 5

Landra by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
84 births that decade — 20% of Landra's all-time total
1940s561950s841960s821970s741980s711990s342000s19

Landra by state

Where Landra concentrates geographically — total births since 1940

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Landra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.2%
Texas share of Landra's total US births 1.2%

5 of 420 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Landra?
420 babies have been named Landra since 1940. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1954 with 15 births.
When was Landra most popular?
Landra was most popular in the 1950s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Landra most popular?
The top states for the name Landra are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Landra been used?
Landra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 70 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Landra?
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, 1940–2009 (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.