Recorded 1913–2018 Boys' name Peak 1913 134 births

Landrum — boys' name

134 babies named Landrum in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1913. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s331920s351930s131940s111950s111970s102000s72010s14
1920s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Landrum was born in this single decade.

1913
Single peak year

9 babies were named Landrum in 1913 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Landrum

The Social Security Administration has registered 134 babies named Landrum between 1913 and 2018, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Landrum currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1913, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Landrum performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Landrum shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Landrum 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 134 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.

Landrum at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

134

Since 1913

106 years of records

Peak year

1913

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1913

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2018

Landrum popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1913

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1913)
9
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
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Landrum by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
35 births that decade — 26% of Landrum's all-time total
1910s331920s351930s131940s111950s111970s102000s72010s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Landrum?
134 babies have been named Landrum since 1913. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1913 with 9 births.
When was Landrum most popular?
Landrum was most popular in the 1920s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1913.
How long has the name Landrum been used?
Landrum has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 106 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Landrum?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Landon, Lance, Lane, Landen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1913–2018 (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.