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Landyn

#1,126 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Variant of Landon

Landyn has been given to 13,456 babies in the U.S. since 1984. In 2025 it ranked #1,126 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2012, with 830 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 88% boys, 12% girls all-time.

Babies named Landyn, 2025

1 in 17,400

Landyn over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
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Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Landyn over time

In 2025, Landyn went to 17% girls and 83% boys.

19842025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Landyn: meaning, origin, and history

Variant of Landon

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Landyn means

Landyn is a variant of Landon.

Meaning behind the documented name family

The name developed through Landyn → Landon. The family’s meaning is “long + hill”, recorded in English with the source elements lang and dūn.

Origin, language, and formation

Landyn is used in English.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Landon.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 11,887 boys were recorded with the name Landyn between 1984 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 830 in 2012; its best national rank was #365 in 2012.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #622 in 2020 to #1,126 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #450 in 2015 to #1,126 in 2025.

In the United States, 1,569 girls were recorded with the name Landyn between 1993 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 103 in 2018; its best national rank was #1,933 in 2018.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #2,015 in 2020 to #3,872 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #2,423 in 2015 to #3,872 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Landyn?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 17,400
190 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 8,990
0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025
#1,126
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
12,095 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Landyn sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 5003%

Put another way: gather 12,095 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Landyn. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Landyns were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Landyn was born before 2013 — so the typical Landyn is around 12 today.

Median birth year
2013
About 12 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
55.8% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
98.4%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
11,887
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2010s — 55.8% of all recorded uses (6,631).

Is Landyn rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
−178
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
−504
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−676
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.28×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
22.9%
Peak was 2012 (830)
Years since peak
13
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Shifting
13.7% average annual change
Best rank ever
#365
2012

Spellings of Landyn

Landyn is not the most common spelling — Randy is, with 43.0% against Landyn's 1.6%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Landyn is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Landyn was most concentrated in Mississippi — about 1 in 1,031 boys, against 1 in 4,126 across all states with data. It was least common in Connecticut (1 in 14,286).

797 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Mississippi1 in 1,031
  2. 2Alabama1 in 1,786
  3. 3West Virginia1 in 1,923
  4. 4Louisiana1 in 2,083
  5. 5South Carolina1 in 2,222
  6. 6Ohio1 in 2,273
  7. 7Kentucky1 in 2,564
  8. 8Michigan1 in 2,632

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Geographically, Landyn is somewhat regional — more concentrated than 61% of the names used widely enough to compare. See the most regional names

Where Landyn is used — girls

Across 2016–2025, Landyn was most concentrated in Texas — about 1 in 14,286 girls, against 1 in 30,805 across all states with data. It was least common in Virginia (1 in 100,000).

17 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Texas1 in 14,286
  2. 2Georgia1 in 20,000
  3. 3Kansas1 in 25,000
  4. 4Missouri1 in 25,000
  5. 5California1 in 50,000
  6. 6Florida1 in 50,000
  7. 7Indiana1 in 50,000
  8. 8Tennessee1 in 50,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Landyn around the world

Where Landyn ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • Canada
    1991–2024
    #1,390
    in 2024
  • South Australia
    2004–2004
    #589
    in 2004

Popularity data from Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Landyn by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#1,126
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 504
Best rank ever
#365
2012
Peak year
2012
830 that year
First recorded
1984
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
11,887
Count in 2025
190

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#3,872
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 1,857
Best rank ever
#1,933
2018
Peak year
2018
103 that year
First recorded
1993
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
1,569
Count in 2025
38

Names similar to Landyn

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

LandryLandenLandinLandanLandisJordynLangstonBradynLannyLanderCamdynKamdynLanierJaidynKaidynLandonLaneBrandynLanceJaedynAidynLannieJadynZaidyn

Names with a curve like Landyn

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Landyn, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

BrycenCasonBraylenCaidenBraylonRylandHarperAydinKorbinKymaniRylanAmare

Sibling names for Landyn

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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