Landy
The Story of Landy
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Landy as a girl name dates back to 1950, when 5 babies received it. 1980 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Landy — #5,544 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Landys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 255 Landys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Landy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1917, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1956: 27 births, good for #1,511 nationwide. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Landys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2019 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 606 Landys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Landy
Landy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 606 births in the dataset. Landy's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #1,511. Use the chart and map above to compare Landy's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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