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Landen

Landen: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“long hill”
Origin
English
Say it
LAN-dən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Landen is a modern given-name spelling related to Landon, an English surname from a place-name. It is distinct from the Belgian place-name Landen.

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How popular is Landen?

202495.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Landen in 2024315

2024 rank#812 boys

Peak year2008

Total US babies since 188026,840

Landen is fading: recent use is about 29% of its level ten years before.

Names like Landen

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English
  • Graysonson of the steward · English

Landen questions

What does the name Landen mean?

Landen means "long hill". It comes from English. Landen is a modern given-name spelling related to Landon, an English surname from a place-name. It is distinct from the Belgian place-name Landen.

Is Landen a boy or girl name?

Landen is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Landen?

315 US babies were named Landen in 2024. Its peak year was 2008.

How do you pronounce Landen?

Landen is usually pronounced LAN-dən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.