Unisex name · since 1917
Landry
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 5,879 babies named Landry, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,611 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #996 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,879
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
5,879 babies have been named Landry since 1917, making it today's #996 unisex name.
Landry has 5,879 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #996 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #1,611 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #996 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,879 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Landry ranks #1,611 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #996 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,879 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,611 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #996 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,879
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Landry's 5,879 recorded births place it above 96.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Landry compares
5,879 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Landry's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Landry | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,879 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 353 | 34 | 22,252 |
Landry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Landry's full recorded timeline at 1979, 93% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 7% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 353 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Landry popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 353
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Landry popularity over time - girls
5,842 total births recorded since 1984 (Landry as girls' name)
Landry by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,708 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Landry's strongest decade.
2,708 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Landry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 45
1920s
45 births
- 1930s 32
1930s
32 births
- 1940s 67
1940s
67 births
- 1950s 70
1950s
70 births
- 1960s 60
1960s
60 births
- 1970s 129
1970s
129 births
- 1980s 221
1980s
221 births
- 1990s 386
1990s
386 births
- 2000s 992
2000s
992 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,708 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,157 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,708 births (46% of all-time use).
How Landry 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 Landry's total volume
Landry by state
Where Landry concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,322 | 22.5% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 466 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 183 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 173 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 156 | 2.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 148 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 146 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Florida | | 127 | 2.2% |
1,322 of 5,879 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Landry appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Landry's data
- Landry's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,708 total births) through the 2020s (1,157) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Landrys (1,322 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Landry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Landry 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.