Landy
The Story of Landy
As a girl name
Landy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1950, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 12 Landys were born — ranking #5,544 that year. As of 2026, Landy ranks #13,427 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. 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. Its peak popularity came in 1956, when 27 Landys were born — ranking #1,511 that year. As of 2026, Landy ranks #12,142 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. 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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