Landen
A Dutch given name derived from the region of Land van Loon.
Name Census estimates that about 26,561 living Americans carry the first name Landen. It is a predominantly male name (99.1% of registrations). The average person named Landen today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Landen births was 2008 (1,989 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Landen. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Landen with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Although Landen is used almost entirely for boys, the SSA data does show 238 girls registered with the name since 1880.
- • Landen is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 16 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
27K
~ 1 in 12,904 Americans
Peak year
2008
1,989 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#813
Tracked since 1969
Census
Landen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 21,746 people with the first name Landen, which placed it at #1,520 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#1,520
National first-name rank
People counted
22K
21,746 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
7.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
75.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Landen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Landen is White at 75.3%. The next largest groups are Black (8.7%) and Hispanic (7.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Landen described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Landen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White75.3% · 16,385
- Black or African American8.7% · 1,884
- Hispanic or Latino7.6% · 1,663
- Two or more races5.9% · 1,277
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 302
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 235
Gender
Gender distribution for Landen
Out of the 26,840 babies given the name Landen since 1880, 99.1% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Landen as a male name
- Ranked #813 in 2024
- 308 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2008 (1,976 births)
Landen as a female name
- Ranked #12,829 in 2024
- 7 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2004 (30 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Landen appears almost entirely male. Of the 21,743 people counted with this name, 99.1% were male and only a very small share were female.
Popularity
Landen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Landen from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 12,449 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Landen by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Landen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Landens live
The SSA's state-level files cover 50 states and territories. Ohio, Texas, California recorded the most babies named Landen, while Vermont, Rhode Island, Wyoming recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 505 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Landen
The name Landen is believed to have originated from the Old English word "land," which means "ground" or "territory." It has its roots in the Anglo-Saxon culture of England, dating back to the 5th to 11th centuries. The name was likely given to individuals who owned or cultivated land, or perhaps lived in a specific region or territory.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Landen can be found in the Domesday Book, a manuscript record of landowners and properties in England compiled in 1086 by order of William the Conqueror. The name appears in various spellings, such as "Landenus" and "Landinus," indicating its use during the Norman conquest of England.
The name Landen has been borne by several notable figures throughout history. In the 12th century, Landen de Boulogne was a prominent Flemish nobleman and military leader who participated in the Third Crusade. Another significant figure was Sir Landen Hartridge (1480-1563), an English knight and landowner during the reign of Henry VIII.
During the Renaissance period, the name Landen was associated with scholars and intellectuals. Landen Fitzherbert (1552-1612) was an English jurist and author who wrote extensively on legal matters. Landen Marlow (1571-1624) was a renowned English playwright and contemporary of William Shakespeare.
In the 18th century, Landen Wilkinson (1722-1803) was a notable English ironmaster and industrialist who played a significant role in the Industrial Revolution. Landen Cartwright (1743-1823) was a distinguished English inventor and pioneered the power loom, a crucial development in the textile industry.
The name Landen has maintained a presence across various cultures and time periods, reflecting its historical roots and association with land ownership, scholarship, and notable achievements.
People
Landen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Landen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Landen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Landen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 26,561 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Landen going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 12,904 US residents.
Is Landen a common name?
We classify Landen as "Uncommon". It ranks above 98.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 26,840 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Landen most popular?
The single biggest year for Landen was 2008, when 1,989 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Landen is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Landen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 21,746 people with the name Landen, or 7.20 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #1,520 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Landen in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Landen?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Landen appears almost entirely male. Of the 21,743 people counted with this name, 99.1% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Landen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Landen is White at 75.3%. The next largest groups are Black (8.7%) and Hispanic (7.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Landen most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Landen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 75.3% (16,385 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Landen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Landen a male name?
Yes, 99.1% of people registered as Landen in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Landen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Landen in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Landen can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Landen?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.