Boy name · Old English
Landon
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: long hillLandon is a boy's name that comes from Old English and means "long hill". It is used in English.
- Meaning
- Long hill
- Origin
- Old English
- Gender
- Boy
- US rank
- #127 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Landon
As a boy's name, Landon comes from Old English and means "long hill". It is used in English.
Landon is also a surname: the 4,044th most common in the 2020 US Census, held by 8,527 people. See the most common last names.
Its meaning puts Landon on our nature names list.
Meanings come from published name dictionaries, led by Behind the Name. How we research names
How popular is Landon?
- US rank in 2025
- #127
- 2,840 babies, 1,663 per million boys
- Best rank
- #33 in 2010
- 10,483 babies that year
- Babies since 1882
- At least 186,603
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 32 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 37 per million |
| 1900s | 35 per million |
| 1910s | 33 per million |
| 1920s | 32 per million |
| 1930s | 45 per million |
| 1940s | 21 per million |
| 1950s | 17 per million |
| 1960s | 35 per million |
| 1970s | 116 per million |
| 1980s | 323 per million |
| 1990s | 642 per million |
| 2000s | 3,063 per million |
| 2010s | 4,219 per million |
| 2020s | 2,243 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #53 | #57 | #61 | #63 | #69 | #73 | #86 | #97 | #106 | #127 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Landon
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
Names with a similar meaning
- KnoxRound hill (Old English, boy)
- ArloMeaning uncertain; perhaps from Spenser's Arlo Hill (English, boy)
- AyushLife, long life (Sanskrit, boy)
- BrandonBroom-covered hill (Old English, boy)
- BrynA hill (Welsh, boy)
- HarlowArmy hill or rock hill (Old English, girl)
- HaydenHay valley or hay hill (Old English, unisex)
- KapitolinaOf the Capitoline Hill in Rome (Latin, girl)
- KatherineFrom Greek Aikaterine, meaning debated; long linked to pure (Greek, girl)
- KumikoLong-lasting beautiful child (depends on characters) (Japanese, girl)
- LangstonLong stone (Old English, boy)
- MerveName of a hill in Mecca (Arabic, girl)
- MilesFrom Germanic Milo, meaning uncertain; long linked to Latin soldier (Germanic, boy)
- NobunagaTrust and long (Japanese, boy)
- OmarLong-lived, flourishing (Arabic, boy)
Middle names for Landon
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.
More boy names from Old English
- EdgarWealthy spear (Old English, boy)
- AlfredElf counsel (Old English, boy)
- EduardRich guardian (Old English, boy)
- StormTempest (Old English, unisex)
- AlfredoElf counsel (Old English, boy)
- EduardoRich guardian (Old English, boy)
- GrahamFrom a surname from the place name Grantham, probably gravelly homestead (Old English, boy)
- HarperHarp player (Old English, unisex)
- LindsayLincoln island (Old English, unisex)
- OsmundGod protector (Old English, boy)
- OswaldPower of a god (Old English, boy)
- ReidRed-haired (Old English, boy)
- RutherfordCattle ford (Old English, boy)
- StewartSteward (Old English, boy)
- SundayDay of the sun (Old English, unisex)
- AelfricElf ruler (Old English, boy)
- ÆlfricElf ruler (Old English, boy)
- ÆthelredNoble counsel (Old English, boy)
Landon: common questions
What does the name Landon mean?
Landon comes from Old English and means "long hill".
Is Landon a boy or girl name?
Landon is mainly a boy's name. In 2025, 28 girls and 2,840 boys in the US were named Landon, according to Social Security Administration data.
Where does the name Landon come from?
Landon comes from Old English and means "long hill". Today it is used in English.
How popular is the name Landon?
Landon ranked #127 in the US in 2025, with 2,840 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Landon?
Names spelled like Landon include Lyndon, Lennon and Linden.
What middle names go with Landon?
Middle names that flow well with Landon include Abel, Cedar, Dale, David and Ford. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.