Landon
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About Landon
Landon is a popular surname name; it's been dropping slightly in recent years but has surpassed its once more popular rhyming cousin Brandon. For some it may bring back nostalgic memories of Little House on the Prairie 's understanding Pa, played by Michael Landon.
Landon has been chosen for their sons by two musicians, American Idol finalist Josh Gracin and Blink drummer Travis Barker, whose middle name is Landon. It's also the name of soccer superstar Landon Donovan of the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Pronounced LAN-dun.
As of October 2026, Landon ranked #127 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #33 in 2010, Nameberry popularity #483.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #43 | 8,244 | 4,291.8 |
| 2015 | #46 | 7,947 | 4,146.1 |
| 2016 | #53 | 7,046 | 3,712.8 |
| 2017 | #57 | 6,357 | 3,434.4 |
| 2018 | #61 | 5,859 | 3,226 |
| 2019 | #63 | 5,508 | 3,069.9 |
| 2020 | #68 | 4,781 | 2,769.9 |
| 2021 | #73 | 4,602 | 2,630.5 |
| 2022 | #87 | 4,028 | 2,307 |
| 2023 | #97 | 3,651 | 2,134.4 |
| 2024 | #106 | 3,316 | 1,924.7 |
| 2025 | #127 | 2,840 | 1,662.7 |
World rankings
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Landon on lists
Famous Landons
- Landon Timothy Donovan
American soccer player
- Landon Douglas Cassill
American NASCAR driver
- Landon Ronald (Russell)
English conductor
- Landon Cohen
American football player
- Landon Pigg
American singer and actor
- Landon Liboiron
Canadian actor
- Landon Curt Noll
American computer scientist
- Landon Powell
American baseball player
- Landon Wilson
American hockey player
- Landon Lloyd Ling
Canadian footballer
- Landon Austin
American singer,songwriter
- Landon Scott Hurd
younger brother of YouTuber Olivia Jean Hurd
- Michael Landon
American actor
- Landon Lee Lynn (b. 1984)
son of singer Logan Lynn
- Landon Asher Barker (b. 2003)
son of drummer Travis Barker and model Shanna Moakler
- Landon Joshua Gracin (b. 2005)
son of singer Josh Gracin
- Landon James Edmonds (b. 2006)
son of baseball player and reality TV personality Jim Edmonds; stepson of Meghan O'Toole King of "The Real Housewives of Orange County"
- Landon Patrick Marleau (b. 2006)
son of ice hockey player Patrick Marleau
- Landon Maltby (b. 2008)
son of ice hockey player Kirk Maltby; twin of sister Leighton
- Landon Girardi (b. 2010)
son of ice hockey player Daniel Girardi
- Landon Kal Nguyen (b. 2017)
son of YouTubers Khoa Nguyen and Keren Swanson
- Landon Clifford (b. 2001)
Family Vlogger on YouTube
Landon in pop culture
- Landon Carter
main character in the novel by Nicholas Sparks and movie "A Walk to Remember" played by Shane West
- Landon School
a private school for boys right outside Washington D.C.
- Landon Gibson
character in Anna Todd’s After series
- Landon Kirby
Main Character in the TV series 'Legacies'