Landyn
Landon is a personal name and surname of English origin that means "long hill". It is a variant of Langdon.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Landyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Landon is a personal name and surname of English origin that means "long hill". It is a variant of Langdon.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Landyn
As a girl name
American parents first put Landyn on the record books as a girl name in 1993, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 103 Landyns were born — ranking #1,925 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 45% of all recorded Landyns. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,402 among girl names with 46 births, falling sharply (-38%). In total, more than 2K Landyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Landyn on the record books as a boy name in 1984, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 830 Landyns were born — ranking #365 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Landyns. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,143 among boy names with 186 births, falling sharply (-49%). In total, more than 12K Landyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Landyn
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Names that sound like Landyn
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About the name Landyn
Landyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Landyn's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #365. Use the chart and map above to compare Landyn'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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