Landen is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Landen means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Landen across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Landen has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Landen is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “long hill”. A variant of Landon, from an English place name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 27,065 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 61 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Landen per year, United States (1969 to 2025). United States peaked in 2008 (1,989/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2007 (9/yr).
Landen has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2008, when it ranked #367 nationally (given to 1,995 babies that year).
Landon · London · Londyn · Landyn · Lyndon · Londynn · Landin · Linton
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