Unisex name · since 1984
Landyn
Landyn has 11,887 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,091 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,125 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,887
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Landyn currently ranks #1125 among unisex names in America, with 11,887 babies recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Landyn has been recorded 11,887 times among boys since 1984, currently ranked #1125 nationally and more common than 92% 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 1984 to 2025.
- #1,091 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,125 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 11,887 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Landyn ranks #1,091 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,125 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 11,887 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,091 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,125 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,887
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Landyn's 11,887 recorded births place it above 97.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Landyn compares
11,887 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Landyn's all-time total is 32x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Landyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,887 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 830 | 34 | 22,252 |
Landyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Landyn splits its recorded history at 2007: 88% of all births land in the more recent half, 12% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 830 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Landyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 830
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Currently ranks #1125 among boys.
11,887 total births across 42 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2012 with 830 births in a single year.
Landyn popularity over time - girls
1,569 total births recorded since 1993 (Landyn as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Landyn accounts for 12% of total recorded use across both genders.
Landyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6,631 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Landyn's strongest decade.
6,631 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Landyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 139
1990s
139 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,281 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,631 births
- 2020s 1,825
2020s
1,825 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,631 births (56% of all-time use).
Landyn decade highlights
- Peak decade 6,631 births
- Runner-up 3,281 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Landyn 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 Landyn's total volume
Landyn by state
Where Landyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,044 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 729 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 553 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 529 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 525 | 4.4% |
| #6 | California | | 440 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 434 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 423 | 3.6% |
1,044 of 11,887 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 8.8% of nationwide
- Ohio 6.1% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 4.7% of nationwide
- Florida 4.5% of nationwide
- Michigan 4.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 48 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 8.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Landyn appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Landyn's data
- Landyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (6,631 total births); usage has since declined to 1,825 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Landyns (1,044 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 Landyn: 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 (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Landyn 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.
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